Students get a stiff dose of reality with 'Every Fifteen Minutes' program

2006-03-17 / Community


QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE-Captain Phil Hadley, left, and other firemen work to free a passenger trapped in an automobile in a simulated accident at Simi Valley High School. The simulation was part of the "Every Fifteen Minutes" program, based on the fact that every fifteen minutes someone in the United States is killed or seriously injured in an alcohol-related incident. Photos by Bill Sparkes Acorn Newspapers QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE-Captain Phil Hadley, left, and other firemen work to free a passenger trapped in an automobile in a simulated accident at Simi Valley High School. The simulation was part of the "Every Fifteen Minutes" program, based on the fact that every fifteen minutes someone in the United States is killed or seriously injured in an alcohol-related incident. Photos by Bill Sparkes Acorn Newspapers STRAIGHT STORY-An officer from the Simi Valley Police Department collects information from student Bryan Randolph, 18, injured in a simulated accident at Simi Valley High School. The simulation strives to be as realistic as possible so that students have a first-hand impression of the results of careless drinking and driving. STRAIGHT STORY-An officer from the Simi Valley Police Department collects information from student Bryan Randolph, 18, injured in a simulated accident at Simi Valley High School. The simulation strives to be as realistic as possible so that students have a first-hand impression of the results of careless drinking and driving.

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