Apr 21, 2022 1 min read

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Fire, police and EMS from five local departments carry out a mock rescue mission at Keystone Oaks High School April 20, as part of the school's Prom Promise program. The mission illustrated to students the tragedy that can occur from drinking and driving on prom night.

Courtesy Joshua Sadowy

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First responders rush an injured passenger to a life flight helicopter April 20 as part of Keystone Oaks and Seton LaSalle high schools' mock crash, a part of the Prom Promise program. 

Courtesy Joshua Sadowy

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Nearly one dozen students from Keystone Oaks and Seton LaSalle high schools acted as victims during the Prom Promise mock crash on April 20 at Keystone Oaks. The program demonstrates to students the tragedy that can unfold while drinking and driving on prom night.

Courtesy Joshua Sadowy

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First responders rescue passengers from a wrecked vehicle during a mock crash at Keystone Oaks High School April 20. The mission was part of the Prom Promise program, held jointly by Keysone Oaks and Seton LaSalle.

Courtesy Joshua Sadowy

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After a three-year hiatus, Keystone Oaks and Seton LaSalle high schools co-hosted their annual Prom Promise program at Keystone Oaks. The program, held April 20, teaches students how to keep themselves and the public safe on prom night. After a lecture, Mt. Lebanon and Castle Shannon’s fire and police departments and emergency medical services; Medical Rescue Team South Authority; and Dormont and Green Tree fire and EMS demonstrated a staged car accident and rescue mission. The rescue included rushing an injured passenger to a life-flight helicopter provided by Life Flight Air Medical. Steel City Towing provided the wrecked vehicles, and Laughling Funeral provided a hearse.

“This is a great opportunity for students to see how some decisions they make can alter their lives,” Mt. Lebanon fire Chief Joshua Sadowy said in an email. “I hope that it prevents them at any point in the future to avoid becoming this situation in real life.”