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Wednesday, May 20, 1987 Terrace Bay | schreiber Vol. 42, No. 20 Serving Terrace Bay, Schreiber and Rossport 35° Former model Wendy Crawford speaks here during Police Week By Ken Lusk Persons in our area had. the pleasure last week of meeting fairly-renowned. speaker on the problem of drinking and driving, Wendy Crawford. F On July 5, 1984, at the age of 19, Miss Crawford was driving to the Toronto Airport to board a flight to Japan. Miss Crawford was an aspiring model who had been involved in the business quite deeply, and on this night, she was to fly away to fulfill her part of a modelling contract. On that fateful night, Miss Crawford's vehicle was hit from behind by a drunken driver. This driver already had two convictions of impaired driving. (On the night of the accident his alcohol reading was .129). A suitcase in the back seat flew forward because of the impact and shattered Miss Crawford's spinal cord leaving her a quadriplegic. She has limited movement in her arms and from the chest down she is paralyzed. Miss Crawford told students at the Lake Superior High School on Tuesday, May 12, that the man who hit her has suffered no punish- ment at all- he got off on a technicality. Miss Crawford is in the process of suing him, an insurance com- pany and the hotel where the man was drinking. Miss Crawford's ex-boyfriend was driving the car at the time. She said that he really couldn't handle the situation- "He didn't want to watch me going through the pain."' As a result they broke up. Eventually he was ready to con- tinue the relationship but Miss _ Crawford was involved in the rela- tionship she is now with her fiancee, Scott Cowan. (He accom- panies her everywhere when she tours). Police Week Miss Crawford was invited to speak in Terrace Bay during Police Week. She talked to the high school students in the afternoon of May 12 and at the Curling Club lounge in Terrace Bay that night. One of the messages Crawford gave was that it is OK to have a see Crawford page 7 Above is the Gr. 5/6 class that graduated from the VIP course from St. Martin School on May 15. The students received hats, T-shirts and pins for passing the course designed by the ministry of education in co-operation with St. Martin School and the Terrace Bay Police Force. Terrace Bay Police Constable Gary Callaghan, back left, was instrumental in the course as was Teacher Miss Bourgeois, back, far right. (See story on page 5. Photo by Ken Lusk). "Have fun but not at other people's expense" "Make sure it isn't you" Shown above is Wendy Crawford and her fiancee Scott Cowan. Wendy was in Terrace Bay during Police Week to give her message, Don't Drink and Drive. Crawford and Cowan have been on the road now for two years. They appeared at the Lake Superior High School in the afternoon of May 12 and in the even- ing at the Curling Club. Miss Crawford's car was hit from behind leaving her a quadriplegic. (Photo by Ken Lusk). Fun Run - May 25 7 p.m.