Promise -Promise -Joint in Canane Bay emphasizes the dangers of a distracted, impaired driving

Summerville, SC (WCIV) – First aiders and law enforcement agencies organized “Promise” at Canane Bay High School on Friday to promote intelligent decisions before dance the following day.

The use of fire engines, ambulances and helicopters, civil servants and students showed a serious car accident with injuries.

“I had a neck clip on me. I was put on a back board as if I was seriously injured,” said Jordyn Bernard, a participating senior.

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This year's replica was the first since 2023 and was strategically planned the day before the prom to show the possible consequences of poor decisions.

“The intention of this entire torture we do is to show the students and the community because we film this and share what can happen due to poor decision -making due to poor decision -making due to impairment,” said fire chief Colt Roy with Central Berkeley Fire and EMS.

Over time, the organizers say that the focus of “promise promise” has changed.

“We have always been hyper -oriented on drunken driving, but now we really have to work on the SMS and driving, just about the inattentive behavior,” said Peter Wright, leading law enforcement instructor at the high school.

Bernard said it was part of the simulation to open her eyes and she hopes that she inspires her classmates to put security in the first place.

“The more realistic experiences you can have, the easier it is to understand that this will actually happen. This has a real consequence,” said Bernard.

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Wright said the demonstration was carefully planned to share a security message from students and not just by civil servants.

“It is one thing to get it from a parent or a guardian,” he said. “It is a completely different thing to see it through the lens of a student with which your colleague sits next to you.”

It was a multi-agency effort.

The Coroner office of the Berkeley County, Pine Ridge Fire Rescue, the common basis Charleston Fire and Emergency Services and Central Berkeley Fire and Ems are just a few of the groups that have volunteered.

Roy hopes that the teaching moment can keep the community from experiencing a tragedy.

“We came together to do the wrong thing to prevent a real one,” he said.