Argonaut
High School, Amador High School and Educational Alternatives High School
SUTTER CREEK, CA - On Monday, May 21st,
2018, the California Highway Patrol, in conjunction with the Amador County
Juvenile Justice Commission, will be conducting a simulated drunk driving
traffic collision as part of the Every 15
Minutes program. The collision will
be staged on the football field at Amador High School at approximately
9:30am. The mock collision will take
place for approximately one hour, and could result in delays on Sutter Ione
Road above Amador High School. During
the mock collision there will be a high concentration of emergency vehicles in
the area. We would like to ensure that
the public is aware this is a mock emergency incident and no real emergency
actually exists.
Every
15 Minutes is a two day program, which demonstrates
to high school students the impact drinking and drugged driving has on friends,
families, and their community. The
program stresses the importance of making mature decisions and recognizing that
their actions effect others besides themselves. The name of the program is
based on the fact that every fifteen minutes in the United States, someone is
injured or killed in an alcohol-related collision. During the school day on
Monday, May 21, selected students from each high school will be
removed from their classrooms by the “Grim Reaper” every 15 minutes, and taken
to an overnight retreat to demonstrate this statistic. Traffic collisions are, in fact, the leading
cause of death among persons aged 4 through 34.
The first day of the program is highlighted by a
simulated traffic collision that will be conducted at Amador High School
involving an impaired teenage driver and a fatally injured victim. Student participants will be carefully
selected to include students from Amador, Argonaut, and Educational
Alternatives High Schools. All students
from each high school will be present at the crash scene. The event includes emergency responses from
police, fire, ambulance, coroner, public works, and tow truck companies, just
as an actual collision would require.
The second day of the Every 15 Minutes program will take place at Argonaut High School in
Jackson on Tuesday, May 22, 2018. A mock funeral assembly will be held at approximately 9:30am at Argonaut
High School where the previously mock-dead students will be reunited with their
parents, family, and friends. Students
from all high schools will attend the assembly where a video of the previous
day’s activities will be shown, and presentations will be made by several guest
speakers. Following the assembly will be a reception to provide support
services, community engagement, and lunch to all students, staff and
volunteers.
This event is conducted by the California Highway
Patrol, with support from the Amador County Juvenile Justice Commission, Jackson
Rancheria Band of Miwuk Indians, Jackson Rancheria Casino Resort, Amador Teen
Driver, Amador County Probation Department, Nexus Youth & Family Services,
Ledger Dispatch, Sutter Creek Fire Department, Sutter Creek Police Department,
Jackson Fire Department, Jackson Police Department, Amador County Sheriff’s
Office, State Farm Insurance, American Legion, Amador County Superior Court,
Amador County District Attorney’s Office, Daneri’s Mortuary, Sutter Amador
Hospital, Amador County Unified School District, KVGC 1340 and many other
community partners and affiliates.
Initial
funding for this program is provided through a grant from the California Office
of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Additional
funding is needed to successfully implement this program.
Jackson Rancheria Band of Miwuk Indians has generously
offered to be a Platinum level sponsor for the event. If you would like more information regarding
funding opportunities contact Loraine Davis at loraine@suttercreek.com
or (209)304-5125.
The mission of the California Highway Patrol is to
provide the highest level of safety, service, and security to the people of
California.
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