PHOTO GALLERY: Mock crash shows students dangers of drunken driving

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Adeline Oustalet, a junior at Jennings High School, attempts to comfort her friend Hudson Dupuis on Thursday during a staged mock crash at Jennings High School. Law enforcement officials hope the staged scene encouraged students to make safer choices before getting behind the wheel.(Doris Maricle / American Press)

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Troopers Derek Whitman and Roy Jones arrive at the scene of a mock crash staged Thursday at Jennings High School as victim Hudson Dupuis lays dead on the hood of a car. The goal of the mock crash was to show students the life-changing and even deadly consequences of impaired and distracted driving. (Doris Maricle / American Press)

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Trooper Roy Jones and Acadian Ambulance paramedic Shawn Hebert check on the lifeless body of Hudson Dupuis on Thursday during a mock crash at Jennings High School. The grisly scene showed the aftermath of a head-on collision involving a drunk driver on prom night. (Doris Maricle / American Press)

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Trauma personnel from Lake Charles Memorial Health System and paramedics from Acadian Ambulance rush Ryleigh Deaton into a makeshift trauma center Thursday during a mock crash at Jennings High School. The event provided students with a vivid demonstration of the tragic outcomes of impaired and distracted driving. (Doris Maricle / American Press)

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Adeline Oustalet, who portrayed the drunk driver in a mock crash, is given a field sobriety test by Troopers Roy Jones and Derek Whitman on Thursday before being arrested during the stage scene at Jennings High School. Law enforcement, first responders and medical personnel staged the crash to educate students on the severe consequences of impaired and distracted driving. (Doris Maricle / American Press)

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Chaylee Beard and Hunter Cradeur of Miguez Funeral Home wheel the body of Hudson Dupuis past students Thursday after he died during a mock crash at Jennings High School. The staged crash was designed to resemble a real accident to show students the dangers of unsafe driving behaviors and consequences of poor decisions.(Doris Maricle / American Press)