Crash hits home in big week of education

By Rowan Frazer

Dec 13, 2024

Cody Smith played an injured passenger during the mock crash.

Future drivers were given a shock introduction to the Deniliquin Driver Education Program this week, with the program starting with the traditional mock crash.

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The week takes Deniliquin High School Year 10 students through a range of activities and workshops intended to prepare them for sharing the roads safely.

Monday’s mock car crash at the Deniliquin Showgrounds on Monday is intended to demonstrate the potential consequences of driving unsafely and the process of the many emergency services in attending a crash.

Several emergency workers volunteered their time to simulate a real-life incident.

Senior Constable Chris Warren of the Southern Crash Investigation Unit from Kiama travelled to narrate and guide the audience through the mock accident process.

Student volunteers Lara Strong, Cody Smith and Landon Flisher played the role of passengers and driver, with the passengers treated at the scene, while the driver was breath tested and subsequently arrested.

For the rest of the day the groups went between heavy vehicle workshop Steering the Future, an ATV/farm safety workshop, bike safety workshop and maritime workshop.

Senior Constable Warren then delivered a presentation, sharing some of his experiences over 15 years with the NSW Police Force Crash Investigation Unit.

The program, which wraps up today, has also included spending time completing several driver education related activities around Deniliquin, and learning more about road trauma and personal safety from local experts.

The many activities is a testament to the organisational powers and many volunteers who have given their time and effort to help young drivers be safer on and around our roads.

We’ll have a full wrap of the program in next week’s Pastoral Times.