CHP presents Every 15 Minutes impaired driving program at Hamilton High School

First responders work the staged accident scene at the Every 15 Minutes program presentation held April 27.

Diane Sieker Staff Writer The California Highway Patrol and Hamilton High School students presented a DUI prevention program

Thursday, April 27, that closed a portion of the road in front of the Anza school for a few hours in an effort to show the life-altering impacts of drunk and otherwise impaired driving.

“This two-day program involves a very graphic, simulated fatal traffic crash with a drunk driver and the life-changing aftermath of those involved in the crash,” CHP Public Information Officer from the San Gorgonio Pass Area Jason Montez said in a statement to City News Service Inc. last week.

“The purpose of the program is to provide an accurate picture of an alcohol-related fatal crash involving

Anza Valley Outlook/Diane Sieker photo teens, the results of the crash, and the effect of the crash from the perspective of all parties involved.” The collision was role-played see PROGRAM, page D-4