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VIDEO: DUI Re-Enactment Held At North Penn High School

Organizers hoped that the event helped students "experience the real effects of destructive decisions."

LANSDALE, PA -- Local law enforcement agencies and first responders were at North Penn High School on Wednesday for a re-enactment of a drunk driving crash.

The staged crash and response occurred as students enter prom season, when the number of drunk driving accidents historically increases.

Organizers, including District Judge Andrea Duffy and the North Penn High School administration, said that they hoped the event helped students "experience the real effects of destructive decisions."

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Officials from the Towamencin Fire Company, Towamencin Township Police Department, Upper Gwynedd Township Fire Department, the Volunteer Medical Service Corps of Lansdale, and the Hatfield Police Department all worked together to make the demonstration happen.

Images via Towamencin Volunteer Fire Company

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