Fake Wake at Illinois High School Teaches Dangers of Texting While Driving | Seattle Car Accident Lawyer

In an attempt to raise awareness about distracted driving and the car accident injuries and auto accident deaths that it causes, last week, students at Granite City high school put together a mock car accident that resulted in the fake wrongful deaths of nine of the school’s students. The school’s students then experienced the fake wake during their P.E classes and signed a pledge promising to not text while driving or drive when under the influence of alcohol.

The nine students who were “killed” in the car accident wore bright orange shirts and had to avoid talking all day. The mock wake included pictures of the “victims,” obituaries, a coffin and a wrecked car that sat outside of the school. 17 year-old student council member Tori Busch had a difficult time with the event as one of her cousins was killed in a car accident in Missouri last year.

“It could be something that could happen to all of us and your friends could be gone in a second,” Tori said. “We want them to realize that doing anything distracting while they are driving could cause something like this could happen.”
Perhaps senior Laura Lofink best summed up the attitude of many teens in our country today.

She said, “They think it could never happen to me, when the reality is it could happen to anyone at any time.”

According to the Suburban Journals, the wake was paid through a $1,000 grant from Operation Teen Safe Driving, sponsored by Allstate Foundation, Ford Motor Co., and Illinois Department of Transportation.

I’m sure the event provided Granite City High School a powerful day that they will never forget. While most of us know the dangers involved with texting and driving, many of us still choose to ignore them. The teenagers involved in the fake wake at this high school were allowed to talk to their “victim” friends at the end of the day.

If you choose to text while you drive, you are putting lives in danger and creating the sad possibility that an individual will never have the chance to speak with a friend or loved one ever again.

Please do not use your cell phones while driving and check out the website, Teens Against Distracted Driving.

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