When you are in high school, you think nothing bad can happen to you if you get behind the wheel and drive while drunk.

But bad things can happen quickly and without warning.Jim Thorpe Area High School's Students Against Destructive Decisions and St. Luke's Hospital - Miners Campus illustrated that Thursday morning during a mock crash outside the school. Four students, Tonya Ritter, Alex Heydt, Christian Fields and Gavrielle Mele, portrayed victims in a crash in which no one was wearing their seat belts and everyone was drinking.High school Principal Tom Lesisko said that the school held the drill to make an impact on students as they prepare for tonight's prom.The drill focused on the consequences of poor driving decisions.He thanked St. Luke's, SADD members, Jim Thorpe Police, Jim Thorpe Fire Department and Ambulance, and the students for making the event possible.Kristie Leshko, trauma program coordinator for St. Luke's, said that the goal was to make the students aware of the dangers of distracted driving.Dr. Melanie Turock, trauma program medical director at St. Luke's Hospital - Miners Campus, added that this is the second year they have partnered with SADD and Jim Thorpe Area High School for this drill.She said that 10,000 people died in drunken driving accidents last year. That equates to one death every 53 minutes. Of that, 211 children were killed in drunken driving crashes.Event coordinators Dylan Bradley and Avery Day, recent graduates of Jim Thorpe, said that they both were involved in SADD during school and felt doing this drill to show how something bad can happen was good for the students."A lot of kids think it's not going to happen to them until it actually does," Bradley said. "I wanted to address that to others."The crash began at 8:30 a.m. after students were made to look like they had really crashed after drinking and doing doughnuts in the school parking lot.Before the event, Jim Thorpe Fire Department cut open the windshield of a totaled Saturn, supplied by All-Points Towing Recovery and Service Center in Jim Thorpe, so that one student, Tonya Ritter, could look as if she had been ejected through the windshield.A call to the 911 Communication Center was logged, and fire and police were called to the scene.Police Chief Joseph Schatz and officer Eric Schrantz responded, as well as emergency personnel and firefighters.They assessed the scene, cut open the vehicle doors, arrested the driver and took two passengers out on stretchers.Following the demonstration, Schatz explained what the police did in assessing the situation, building a case against the drunken driver and charging him with vehicular homicide.He said that if this was real and because there was one fatality, the driver, played by Alex Heydt, would be charged with homicide by vehicle, homicide by motor vehicle while driving under the influence, aggravated assault, DUI general impairment, DUI high rate, recklessly endangering another person or persons, failure to drive at a safe speed, reckless driving, underage drinking, restriction on alcoholic beverages, failure to wear seat belt and more, resulting in over 15 years in prison."Remember to use your head," he told the students. "Think of the consequences."The presentation ended with L.B. Morris Elementary students presenting the high school students with handmade cards that asked them to be careful as they enjoy their prom.