Volunteer describes mock-crash "Project Prom" and offers to run program for district
Rick Hayes, a Clinton County STOP-DWI volunteer, described a staged mock-crash and victim-impact program aimed at preventing impaired-driving among upperclassmen and offered to help organize the program for Lake Placid students; board members asked about trauma risk, parental opt-out and volunteer logistics.
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Rick Hayes, a volunteer with the Clinton County STOP-DWI program, urged the Lake Placid Central School District Board of Education to consider bringing “Project Prom,” a staged mock-crash and victim-impact presentation, to the district this spring. “I don’t wanna see anybody in this room have somebody … come to your door … ‘I’m sorry to tell you he was killed in a crash,’” Hayes said, describing why the program targets juniors and seniors.
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