Before Hilton High School students headed to prom, graduation parties and other summer festivities, the Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) Club held a powerful event to drive home the message that drinking and driving don’t mix.
On May 12, the day before the Senior Ball, juniors and seniors gathered on bleachers in front of the High School where a mini van and car appeared to have been involved in a crash. Inside both vehicles were student actors Earnie Burapan, Britney Cordaro, Matt Defeo, Yianni Diakomahalis, Austin Hertel and Braeden Ott.
First on the scene was the Monroe County Sheriff, then Hilton Fire Department and Hilton Volunteer Ambulance arrived with their lights flashing and sirens blaring.
While the ambulance and fire crews worked to use the Jaws of Life to open up the van, the officer was administering DWI tests to the driver of the car and pretended to place him under arrest. Thomas E. Burger Funeral Home staff loaded the deceased passenger into the hearse as a recording of a poem was read over the loudspeakers.
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