‘Every 15 Minutes’ shows students the dangers of drinking and driving

Murrieta Police Sgt. Dave Baca, portrays the Grim Reaper at Vista Murrieta High School during the “Every 15 Minutes” program designed to illustrate the dangers and severe consequences of drinking and driving, April 27. Statistics state that every 15 minutes, someone dies from an alcohol related traffic collision. Shane Gibson photo

Vista Murrieta High School student Sophia Johnson, portrays an injured victim of an alcohol related traffic collision during a performance in front of the school’s entire sophomore, junior and senior class, April 27. Shane Gibson photo

Vista Murrieta High School students Colin Ocda (left) portraying a teen drunken driver, reacts to Tiffany Stills, acting as a deceased victim of the crash during the school’s “Every 15 Minutes” program designed to illustrate the dangers and severe consequences of drinking and driving, April 27. Shane Gibson photo

A Vista Murrieta High School student portraying a deceased drunken driving victim observes the dramatic performance depicting the traumatic consequence of drunken driving during the school’s “Every 15 Minutes” program, April 27. Shane Gibson photo

Vista Murrieta High School student Sophia Johnson, portraying a drunken driving victim, screams in pain and emotional trauma during the school’s “Every 15 Minutes” program, April 27. Shane Gibson photo

Vista Murrieta High School student Tiffany Stills, is covered in yellow tarp depicting a deceased victim of a drunken driving accident during the school’s “Every 15 Minutes” program in front of the audience of sophomore, junior and senior class, April 27. Shane Gibson photo

A medivac helicopter lands on the football field at Vista Murrieta High School to pick up a student portraying a victim of a drunken driving accident during the school’s “Every 15 Minutes” program, April 27. Shane Gibson photo

Emergency responders prepare to transport a drunken driving accident victim portrayed by Vista Murrieta High School student D’Andre Smith, during the school’s “Every 15 Minutes” program, April 27.  Shane Gibson photo

A Vista Murrieta High School student portraying a deceased victim of a drunken driving accident observes the horrific trauma of a mock drunken driving accident during the school’s “Every 15 Minutes” program, April 27. Shane Gibson photo

First responders carry Vista Murrieta High School student D’Andre Smith to a medivac helicopter before taking off from the football field in front of the school’s entire sophomore, junior and senior class, April 27. Shane Gibson photo

A medivac helicopter takes off over the symbol of death carrying Vista Murrieta High School student D’Andre Smith, acting as a drunken driving victim in the “Every 15 Minutes” program, April 27. The program’s script stated the acting victim succumbed to his injuries from the mock drunken driving accident. Shane Gibson photo

Vista Murrieta High School students watch from the school’s stadium bleachers as the drunken driving “Every 15 Minutes” performance events unfold in an effort to instill the severe consequences of drinking and driving. Shane Gibson photo

A Vista Murrieta High School student portraying a deceased victim of a drunken driving accident observes the horrific trauma of a mock drunken driving accident during the school’s “Every 15 Minutes” program, April 27. Shane Gibson photo

Vista Murrieta High School students fill the school’s stadium bleachers and observe the scene of the “Every 15 Minutes” performance, April 27. Shane Gibson photo

Vista Murrieta High School student Colin Ocda, portraying the “Every 15 Minutes” program’s drunken driver, is given a field sobriety test by a Murrieta Police Officer, April 27. Shane Gibson photo

Vista Murrieta High School students observe Colin Ocda, portraying a drunken driver being given a field sobriety test during the school’s “Every 15 Minutes” program, April 27. Shane Gibson photo

A hearse parked on the track in front of Vista Murrieta High School waits to transport an acting deceased drunken driving victim during the school’s “Every 15 Minutes” program, April 27. Shane Gibson photo

The symbol of death the Grim Reaper portrayed by Murrieta Police Sgt. Dave Baca, performs in the “Every 15 Minutes” program at Vista Murrieta High School, April 27. Shane Gibson photo

Vista Murrieta High School student Tiffany Stills, acts as a deceased victim of a drunken driving accident and is placed into a hearse in front of the watchful eyes of the school’s sophomore, junior and senior class, April 27. Shane Gibson photo

Vista Murrieta High School Colin Ocda portraying a drunken driver, is handcuffed and detained during the school’s “Every 15 Minutes” program, April 27. Shane Gibson photo

Vista Murrieta High School Principal Mick Wager summarizes the “Every 15 Minutes” performance school students observed, April 27. The program’s effort is to instill the severe consequences of drinking and driving. Shane Gibson photo

A Vista Murrieta High School student is comforted by an adult while emotionally reacting during the conclusion of the dramatic events portrayed at the school’s “Every 15 Minutes” drunken driving program, April 27. Shane Gibson photo