Every 15 Minutes In Rancho Santa Margarita

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CA —The California Highway Patrol along with the California

Office of Traffic Safety will be presenting a Every 15 Minutes program at Santa Margarita Catholic High School. The leading cause of death for Americans, 15-20 years old, is motor vehicle collisions, (According to the National Safety Administration) and the goal of the CHP is to reduce the death rate among teenagers as the result of these collisions.

On Monday, April 24 students of the Santa Margarita Catholic High School will see firsthand what this sort of collision looks like, and the aftermath that follows.

"The Every 15 Minute program offers a ‘real-life’ experience of a DUI collision to driving aged students. This emotionally charged program is designed to dramatically instill in teenagers the potentially dangerous consequences of driving under the influence of alcohol," CHP information officer Rafael Reynoso said. "It will challenge students to think about drinking, personal safety, the responsibility of making mature decisions and the impact their decisions have on family, friends, and many others."

At just before 10:45 a.m. there will be a simulated DUI collision on Alas de Paz in front of Santa Margarita Catholic High School involving various role players such as the students from the school, California Highway Patrol, Orange County Sheriff’s Department, Orange County Fire Authority, Mission Hospital, Trauma Intervention Program (TIP), Doctor’s Ambulance, S & K Towing and others.

Funding for this program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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