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Published May 17, 2012, 12:00 AM

Gallery: FHS Mock Crash 2012

Farmington High School's Sober Squad held a mock crash Thursday morning at the school to remind students of the consequences of drinking and driving.


Farmington police officer Pete Zajac felt for a pulse on a "victim" of an alcohol-related crash in the May 17 mock crash at Farmington High School.

  • Farmington police officer Pete Zajac felt for a pulse on a "victim" of an alcohol-related crash in the May 17 mock crash at Farmington High School.
  • The "drunk driver" in the May 17 mock crash was subjected to field sobriety tests.
  • Farmington firefighters cut into one of the two cars to extricate a "victim" during the mock crash.
  • Having failed his field sobriety tests, the "drunk driver" was given a portable breath test at the scene of the accident during the FHS mock crash.
  • Friends of the driver and victims hugged and cried while the scene played out in front of them. The roles of the drunk driver and the victims were played by FHS students and faculty.
  • One of the "victims" from the crash was loaded into a waiting ambulance until a helicopter from North Memorial arrived. The mock crash involves several agencies, including the Farmington police and fire departments, Allina Ambulance, the Minnesota State Patrol, North Memorial air transport, and White Funeral Home.
  • Firefighters and paramedics brought a victim out to the waiting helicopter from North Memorial.
  • Firefighters covered the body of one of the victims as they prepared to help Mike White of White Funeral Home place the victim into a hearse.
  • The Farmington police and firefighters who participated in the mock crash lined up for recognition at the end of the May 17 event. The mock crash was narrated by retired Farmington school resource officer Ted Dau, who is not pictured.