Photo: Matt Boggs | The Sentinel
Kaitlyn Lewis, News Editor
The Phi Eta Sigma Honors Society hosted a live demonstration on Oct. 24 on the Campus Green to educate students about the dangers of drunk driving.
Spectators gathered near the Campus Green in front of the Wellness Center to watch the simulation unfold. A blue Honda crashed into a black Saturn, which lay overturned on the pavement.
Each vehicle carried four KSU students. Two were already “dead.”
Police came to investigate the crash, and help arrived on the scene. Paramedics carried students on stretchers in front of the crowd.
The Kennesaw Fire Department came to remove the victims from the overturned car. It was important the fire department “removed the car from the victims” by tearing the vehicle apart instead of removing the victims from the car and causing more injuries, the event narrator said.
A helicopter landed on the Campus Green to transport a student in critical condition to emergency care.
After the demonstration, speakers Chris Sandy and Eric Krug shared their stories about drunk driving with students. Sandy is currently on parole for vehicular manslaughter, and Krug is a victim of a fatal drunk driving accident.
The KSU Center for Health Promotion and Wellness, Cobb County Fire and Emergency Services, Metro Atlanta Ambulance Services, KSU Police Department, Cobb County Medical Examiner’s Office, Air Methods Transport Services, the Cherokee Fire Department and Mauldin’s Wrecker Service contributed to the event.