Swanville High School Mock Car Crash

On Friday, September 19, Swanville students grades 9-12 participated in a Mock Car Crash to experience first hand the dangers of distracted driving and driving while intoxicated. It was pulled off with the help of a range of law enforcement officers, including Morrison and Todd County Sheriff’s Departments, MN State Patrol; medical personal, Swanville First Responders and school administrators.
In the demonstration, five students were involved in a staged car accident. One student was arrested for “driving drunk and vehicular homicide,” another student was ejected from the vehicle and “died,” two more students were tended to by an ambulance and the Swanville First Response, and the final student was removed from the mangled vehicle by the Swanville Fire Department and their Jaws of Life and airlifted using an actual medical helicopter.
Along with the outdoor demonstration, students watched a video by the Minnesota State Troopers and participated in a question and answer session with a police officer and a Morrison County Chaplain.