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Teens Killed in Mock Automobile Crash
Part of Every 15 Minutes Program at Rim High
By Michael P. Neufeld
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Blue Jay, CA – Next Thursday several teenagers will die in a staged automobile collision at Rim High School during the presentation of the Every 15 Minutes program that offers a real-life experience without the real-life risks.
The crash is staged, the emotions are real as juniors and seniors participate in a two-day program which challenges Rim High students to think about drinking, driving, personal safety, the responsibility of making mature decisions and the impact their decisions have on family, friends and many others.
Firefighters, CHP, San Bernardino County Sheriff's deputies and Caltrans will participate in the Every 15 Minutes program next week at Rim High School. (Photo by Rim High School.)
The goal of setting up the mock crash complete with response from emergency agencies is to reduce alcohol-related incidents among youth and to ensure a healthy community.
Shortly after students arrive to see the mock incident next Thursday morning, police and fire and other emergency personnel will respond with red lights and sirens to the multiple fatality crash and treat it as they would any other multiple-fatality scene. A San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department helicopter will land on campus to transport one of the severely injured teenagers to an area trauma center.
The two-day Every 15 Minutes program is indiscriminate, very dramatic and emotional and purposively so. Rim students are made aware of the tragic results they make involving alcohol can have on themselves and others. The second day a student assembly will show video coverage of the "tragic" event of the proceeding day and include grieving students, parents and friends and highlight the consequences of causing such a collision.
Dear Mom and Dad – Every 15 minutes, someone dies as a result of an alcohol-related collision. Today, I died and never got the chance to tell you. . . (Photo by Rim High School.)
Every 15 Minutes will involve the California Highway Patrol, San Bernardino County Fire Department, San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department, Crest Forest Fire Protection District, Caltrans and the Rim of the World Unified School District.
Students will play the roles of the dead and injured victims and the Grim Reaper will be standing by to claim the lives of several students.
A mock automobile accident involving fatalities will be staged at Rim High next Thursday as part of the Every 15 Minutes program. (Photo by Rim High School.)
Life's lessons are best learned through experience. Unfortunately, when the target audience is teens and the topic is drinking and driving, experience is not the teacher of choice.
Those students who participate in the staged crash as well as those who will be made-up as the "living dead" will be transported to the Lake Arrowhead Country Club for an overnight student retreat. The retreat will simulate the separation from friends and family. A support staff of counselors and police officers will facilitate the retreat.
