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For two days in December 2005, Haileyville students saw several of their fellow students dressed in black with painted white faces. These strangely dressed students attended classes, but didn't speak or interact with their friends. They represented students who were killed in alcohol related accidents. One student is killed in a drunk driving accident every thirty (30) minutes. The absence of interaction with these "dead" students simulated the absence that would be felt if these students were tragically killed in an alcohol related accident. On the second day, students came outside to witness an accident scene. An assembly was held in the gym after the scene to discuss drunk driving and its consequences. This program was made possible by the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. We thank them for their time and effort. |
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A car wreck has occurred. Five young women were in the car. One was thrown several feet away from the car. Two more were partially ejected. |
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This victim was dead on the scene. |
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Another young woman who didn't make it. She was thrown from the car. A piece of the car is stuck in her back just below her neck. |
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This badly injured victim fades in and out of conciousness. |
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She was laughing and having a good time just minutes ago. She will never laugh again. |
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The stunned driver checks a victim. There is no response. Her friend is dead. |
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The driver gently strokes her friend's hair and talks to her. Her friend will never answer. |
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The driver goes back to the side of the injured victim. She apologizes for what has happened to her friend. |
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The driver frantically goes from one victim to the next, checking to see if her friends are okay. She doesn't know what to do as her injured friend screams in pain. |
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The driver screams for help and begs her friend to respond. |
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The realization sets in that her friend is gone and the driver cries. |
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The driver screams for help from onlookers as she realizes that she is responsible for the deaths of her friends. |
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Police officers arrive and begin checking the victims for signs of life. |
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An officer finds no pulse on one victim. The injured victim on the ground again cries out in pain. |
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When they left, they never dreamed that they wouldn't be coming back. |
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Officers determine who the driver was. She is still intoxicated and puts up a struggle. |
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The driver struggles as officers hustle her off to the police car. |
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The injured victim on the ground is in great pain. An ambulance is on the way. |
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Police officers handcuff the driver. Newspaper reporters have arrived to cover the story. |
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Officers discuss how they will proceed. After working the scene, they must inform the victims' families about the accident and its results. |
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EMTs arrive and tend to the injured victim. |
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Another siren can be heard rapidly approaching. |
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Calls have gone out to several emergency services. Local Fire & Rescue responds. |
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EMTs decide to move the injured victim. |
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The injured victim is placed on a gurney. |
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EMTs rush the injured victim to the waiting ambulance and leave for the hospital. |
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An officer adjusts the handcuffs of the driver. She has no future. She is responsible for the deaths of three of her friends and the ruined life of another. Not only must she live with this knowledge, but she also faces jail time. |
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A coroner arrives to begin the morbid task of removing the dead victims. |
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The driver contemplates all that has happened. She has to watch as her friends are removed from the scene. She wishes that she had died with her friends. |
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Workers cover the body of a victim. |
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The victim is placed on a gurney. |
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The victim is put into the coroner's hearse. An autopsy will be performed to confirm what is known from the scene. |
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No one wants to be seen this way. |
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"Oh, that'll never happen to me."
It can happen if you drink and drive or get into a car with a driver who has had too much to drink. Everyone knows someone who has been affected by an alcohol related accident. Please don't become another victim. If you are out and need a way home, call someone - a family member, friend, or someone who can be trusted to come and pick you up. Your loved ones should never have to see images of you like the images on the page above. |
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