A DEVASTATING accident
involving five teens occurred
on the corner of Sutherland
Avenue and 19th Street on
Thursday, April 27.

- Three teens who were in the car
suffered from severe head injuries,
lacerations and broken bones;
another two were declared dead at
the scene. The driver's blood alco-
hol level was'said to be three times
the legal limit. Many of the onlook-
ers said that the accident could
have been prevented.

Fortunately, the above was a
planned mock accident arranged by
Sutherland’s CounterAttack
Committee and the North
Vancouver Fire Department. The
week of April 24-28 was used to
spread awareness of the risks taken
when people drink and drive.

“The CounterAttack Committee -
is trying to raise awareness of

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drinking and driving, traffic safety
and to let people know that it's not
okay to risk their fives and other
peoples’ lives by dangerous dri-
ving,” said Sutherland's
CounterAuack Committee student
president Alex Varju.

Added student Megan Stubbs:
“CounterAtiack Week is to raise
awareness throughout the school,
especially before Grad and other
celebrations like that. It gives the
students an opportunity to see what
can happen and to remind them of
the risks that they often already
know about.”

Assemblies were planned for
each grade with several guest
speakers invited to share their duily
experiences with accident victims.
Speakers included Constable Tom
Seamen, Lions Gate Hospital nurse
Leanne Mackenzie, Vancouver
Hospital's Dr. Bruce Campana. and
coroner Larry Campbell.

But what got most of the stu-
dents attention was the mock acci-
dent which occurred on the
Thursday of the CounterAttack
week.

The demonstration happened in
front of Sutherland Secondary
School during tunch break. Five
members of the CounterAttack
Committee were the accident vic-
tims. Three of the students sat in
the smushed-up cars, and the other

- two lay on the ground in pools of

blood.

“T thought the mock accident
was very informative; it was very
good,” said student Samantha
Watson. “It hits you hard and it

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really makes you realize the conse-
quences of drinking and driving. It
was preity realistic.”

‘Two of the most effective speak-
ers during the week were Dr.
Campana and Larry Campbell.

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accident scene. Dr. Campana pre-
semted a graphic slide show with
descriptions of what accident vic-
tims go through after arriving at the

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