'Every 15 Minutes Livermore' Underway at Schools

• Caption: As part of the 'Every 15 Minutes Livermore' program those kids who have been chosen to be part of the living dead place their own headstone in a mock cemetery at their high school. (Photo courtesy Livermore Police Department)

Every 15 Minutes Livermore is in its second and final day at the city’s junior and senior high school schools.

The Every 15 Minutes program is an intensive program focusing that challenges students to think about drinking and driving, personal safety, the responsibility of making mature decisions, and the impact their decisions have on family, friends, and many others.

Day one was intense, forcing students to confront the reality of drunk driving accidents and deaths. The program is designed to replicate the loss of a family member, friend, or peer to a drunk driving collision.

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The grim reaper removed students from classrooms. There was a mock DUI crash staged at Livermore High School with two mock fatalities.

The “Every 15 Minutes” program is designed to bring awareness to the fact that every 15 minutes in the United States someone is killed or seriously injured in a DUI related collision. The Livermore Police Department puts a tremendous amount of planning and effort into the project, with the goal of protecting local teens.