LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – The Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office is driving home the dangers of Driving Under the Influence.

Deputies and Student Resource officers took a lesson in impaired driving to students at New Hope High School.

Using special goggles and a golf cart, the DUI Simulation allows students to experience the effects of being drunk or high and trying to drive a car.

Deputies want to reach the teens early while they’re still learning to drive, so that they will make better decisions down the road if they ever find themselves in such a situation.

Some of the students, like John Barksdale found the experience to be an eye-opener.

“Impaired! It was very hard to drive. We did a walking test as well. That was very difficult. I couldn’t balance. I couldn’t see my feet. I wo

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