Today is the day we are off and away!!
Our kick off assembly is today our schedule of events include a presentation by a local teen who was involved in a fatal car crash just one year ago.
In the spring of 2008 on April 27th two friends from a small town in Western Montana took a car and drove to a town about 60 miles away to pick up two girls. The foursome would travel to a near- by lake for an evening of drinking and partying. Around 4:00 a.m. the group left the lake to drive the girls home so they wouldn’t get caught sneaking out for the night. Traveling 80 miles per hour on a narrow two lane highway the car struck two elk crossing the road. The driver kept the car on the road and skidded to a halt. The first elk the car struck hit the windshield taking the roof completely off the car, the second elk hit the right front panel causing severe damage to the car. The driver barely 17 jumped from the car thinking he had killed everyone else in the car. Then his friend jumped out of the car. They decided to try to drive the car to the hospital. Covered with glass and blood they started toward where they thought the nearest town would be. The car started to smoke and they stopped along the deserted highway. The driver told one of the girls and his friend to run to the nearest house to get help. The driver would stay with the other passenger who had not regained consciousness, while they went for help. He held the girl and checked her pulse realizing she was gone.
That was the beginning of the story a young man shared with our students today. He has just recently been released from a treatment center which was part of the sentence he received for his role as an impaired driver in a fatal car crash. The rest of his sentence includes three hundred hours of community service part of which has to be presenting his story to students and young people across the state. Today was the first time he has presented his story outside of the courtroom and treatment center. In addition to community service he is required to pay $16,000 in restitution and will remain on adult probation for six years. If he gets in to trouble during his probation period he could go to jail for up to 20 years.
Our kick off assembly is today our schedule of events include a presentation by a local teen who was involved in a fatal car crash just one year ago.
In the spring of 2008 on April 27th two friends from a small town in Western Montana took a car and drove to a town about 60 miles away to pick up two girls. The foursome would travel to a near- by lake for an evening of drinking and partying. Around 4:00 a.m. the group left the lake to drive the girls home so they wouldn’t get caught sneaking out for the night. Traveling 80 miles per hour on a narrow two lane highway the car struck two elk crossing the road. The driver kept the car on the road and skidded to a halt. The first elk the car struck hit the windshield taking the roof completely off the car, the second elk hit the right front panel causing severe damage to the car. The driver barely 17 jumped from the car thinking he had killed everyone else in the car. Then his friend jumped out of the car. They decided to try to drive the car to the hospital. Covered with glass and blood they started toward where they thought the nearest town would be. The car started to smoke and they stopped along the deserted highway. The driver told one of the girls and his friend to run to the nearest house to get help. The driver would stay with the other passenger who had not regained consciousness, while they went for help. He held the girl and checked her pulse realizing she was gone.
That was the beginning of the story a young man shared with our students today. He has just recently been released from a treatment center which was part of the sentence he received for his role as an impaired driver in a fatal car crash. The rest of his sentence includes three hundred hours of community service part of which has to be presenting his story to students and young people across the state. Today was the first time he has presented his story outside of the courtroom and treatment center. In addition to community service he is required to pay $16,000 in restitution and will remain on adult probation for six years. If he gets in to trouble during his probation period he could go to jail for up to 20 years.
FCCLA members Destiny and Kayla try out the seat belt enforcer. It simulates an abrupt stop at 10 miles per hour. Hang on Destiny!
Three Forks Student tries to navigate the obstacle course while wearing impaired driving goggles. It looks easier than it is...she has knocked over two cones and has barely started the course.
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