Mock DUI presentation set for Friday at Lakeland High School

RATHDRUM — The Northern Lakes Fire District and Rathdrum Police Department will host a mock DUI event Friday to educate seniors about the consequences of impaired driving and the dangers of fentanyl use.

The event is scheduled at Lakeland High School.

The program begins at 9 a.m. with a DUI crash simulation involving Northern Lakes Fire District, Rathdrum Police Department, Idaho State Police, Coeur d’Alene Police, Life Flight Network, Bell Tower Funeral Home and Schaffer’s Towing. 

Lakeland High’s senior class will also participate and attend a presentation on fentanyl and impaired driving following the simulation.

According to CDAPD, traffic crashes and drug overdoses remain leading causes of death among teens. In 2022, teen drivers ages 16 to 19 were involved in 7% of all fatal crashes in the U.S., resulting in 3,212 deaths, with males accounting for 69% of fatalities.