Vehicle Crash Demonstration
The Vehicle Crash Demonstration (VAD) is a recreation of fatality and/or injury vehicle crashes coordinated by Fluor Hanford Safeguards & Security. Participants include the Hanford Fire Department, Benton County Sheriff's Office, Washington State Patrol, Casaday Towing, the Franklin County Coroner, Columbia Memorial Funeral Chapel, and other participating agencies.
The unfolding of the scenario will include law enforcement officers giving sobriety tests and arresting the drunk driver, Hanford Fire Department rescuing victims from the wreckage using the jaws-of-life and administering on-scene medical care, the Franklin County Coroner examining the fatality victim, and the local funeral home placing the fatality victim in a funeral home coach. The entire scene will be narrated so the viewing audience will know what is being done and why.
EXPO staff and fellow employees will be playing the roles of the drunk driver and crash victims. Moulage kits will be used to simulate broken bones, blood, and other trauma wounds. Casaday Towing will be participating and providing the vehicles to be used in the crash demonstrations.
The VADs will be held in the indoor arena of the TRAC facility, which has a seating capacity of 3900.
The schedule for the demonstrations is as follows:
- May 12, 2009: 10:00 AM, 2:00 PM & 5:30 PM
- May 13, 2009: 10:00 AM, 2:00 PM & 5:30 PM
If you have any questions about the VAD, please contact Vinnie Rizzo (509) 376-7092, Roy Thompson (509) 376-0371, or Alicia Woodrich at (509) 373-4220.
Other Scheduled Events
In order to help you plan your attendance better, the following Schedule of Events list the demonstrations that will be held on the stage in the Atrium. If you have any questions about the Bicycle Rodeo please contact Diane Faulk at (509) 371-7046.
