Students at Notre Dame Junior/Senior High School in Utica  had an up-close look at the potential tragic consequences of drunk driving  on May 17, 2023. A Mock DWI crash scene was set on the school’s front lawn that brought  dozens of first responders.

Students at Notre Dame Junior/Senior High School in Utica  had an up-close look at the potential tragic consequences of drunk driving  on May 17, 2023. A Mock DWI crash scene was set on the school’s front lawn that brought  dozens of first responders. A Utica firefighter checks the status of student actors with classmates and staff in the background.

Students at Notre Dame Junior/Senior High School in Utica  had an up-close look at the potential tragic consequences of drunk driving  on May 17, 2023. A Mock DWI crash scene was set on the school’s front lawn that brought  dozens of first responders. Pictured, the "deceased" student actor with classmates in the background.

A Utica firefighter checks the status of a student actor with classmates and staff in the background. Students at Notre Dame Junior/Senior High School in Utica had an up-close look at the potential tragic consequences of drunk driving  on May 17, 2023. A Mock DWI crash scene was set on the school’s front lawn that brought  dozens of first responders.

New York State Police Trooper Victor Ramos - a drug recognition expert - does a SFST (Standardized Field Sobriety Testing) on Notre Dame senior Peter Crescio. Students at Notre Dame Junior/Senior High School in Utica  had an up-close look at the potential tragic consequences of drunk driving  on May 17, 2023. A Mock DWI crash scene was set on the school’s front lawn that brought  dozens of first responders.

A LifeNet helicopter from Watertown lands at the campus of Notre Dame High School to transport a critically injured student during a mock DWI head on car crash. Students at Notre Dame Junior/Senior High School in Utica  had an up-close look at the potential tragic consequences of drunk driving  on May 17, 2023.

Students at Notre Dame Junior/Senior High School in Utica  had an up-close look at the potential tragic consequences of drunk driving  on May 17, 2023. A Mock DWI crash scene was set on the school’s front lawn that brought  dozens of first responders. Pictured, Utica Fire Department and a LifeNet helicopter EMT wheel a gurney to the helicopter for transport.

Students at Notre Dame Junior/Senior High School in Utica  had an up-close look at the potential tragic consequences of drunk driving  on May 17, 2023. A member of the Utica Fire Department and a LifeNet helicopter EMT wheel a gurney to the helicopter for transport.

Students at Notre Dame Junior/Senior High School in Utica  had an up-close look at the potential tragic consequences of drunk driving  on May 17, 2023. A member of the Utica Fire Department and a LifeNet helicopter EMT wheel a gurney to the helicopter for transport.

Students at Notre Dame Junior/Senior High School in Utica  had an up-close look at the potential tragic consequences of drunk driving  on May 17, 2023. In this photo, the "deceased" student actor with classmates in the background is loaded in to a hearse.

Students at Notre Dame Junior/Senior High School in Utica  had an up-close look at the potential tragic consequences of drunk driving  on May 17, 2023. In this photo, the "deceased" student actor with classmates in the background is loaded in to a hearse.

Students at Notre Dame Junior/Senior High School in Utica  had an up-close look at the potential tragic consequences of drunk driving  on May 17, 2023. Pictured are the actors who participated in the mock crash.