Blaine Police officer Joe Ramirez does a preliminary breath test on Blaine High School junior Rachel Bartko for blood alcohol concentration, which is what he would do when responding to a real incident involving a suspected drunken driver. Photos by Eric Hagen
The Blaine Police Department, Spring Lake Park-Blaine-Mounds View Fire Department and Allina EMS participated in the May 3 mock car crash at Blaine High School.
A mock car crash staged at the Blaine High School football field and track was part of a two-day Arrive Alive itinerary meant to shock and educate students to make wiser choices at prom May 5 and for the rest of their lives.
Blaine High School students did a convincing job showing the grief someone would feel after being involved in a car crash that killed someone they knew.
Blaine Police officer Joe Ramirez does a preliminary breath test on Blaine High School junior Rachel Bartko for blood alcohol concentration, which is what he would do when responding to a real incident involving a suspected drunken driver. Photos by Eric Hagen
The Blaine Police Department, Spring Lake Park-Blaine-Mounds View Fire Department and Allina EMS participated in the May 3 mock car crash at Blaine High School.
A mock car crash staged at the Blaine High School football field and track was part of a two-day Arrive Alive itinerary meant to shock and educate students to make wiser choices at prom May 5 and for the rest of their lives.
Blaine High School students did a convincing job showing the grief someone would feel after being involved in a car crash that killed someone they knew.
Nine years ago, Gina Calistro’s father was killed by a drunken driver who was driving on the wrong side of Lexington Avenue in Blaine.
Michael Calistro had survived the Vietnam War and a 35-year career with the Minneapolis Police Department. One week after his retirement, he died at the age of 60. His wife, Carol, survived the crash.
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