MHS Students to Get Real Life DWI Lesson

Merrimack High School upperclassmen will get a dose of reality this morning with the annual Mock DUI performance that educates young drivers of the dangers of drinking and driving.

Sponsored by the school's Students Against Destructive Decisions club works in conjunction with several community leaders including police, fire, towing and funeral home representatives and more to produce a simulation of what could be expected at a deadly scene where the teen behind the wheel had been drinking.

It's a designed encourage students to think carefully about the decisions they make while out celebrating the exciting times that come with the end of the school year and to hopefully carry on with them as they prepare to go out on their own after high school.

Mock DUI is set to begin at 9:30 a.m. on O'Gara Drive near the tennis courts. As such, O'Gara Drive will be closed to traffic from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. The high school can be accessed via McElwain Street during this time.