Pleasant Hill police said there will be a planned commotion at College Park High School on Thursday, but there’s no reason to panic.
The school, along with police and the California Highway Patrol, will conduct a simulated DUI collision as part of the Every 15 Minutes program.
The collision will be staged on the football field, beginning at approximately noon and lasting for about an hour.
During the mock collision, there will be a high concentration of emergency vehicles and sirens in the area. Police want to alert the community there will be no real emergency at the school.
Every 15 Minutes is a two-day program teaching students the impact that driving under the influence can have on their community.
The first day is a mock DUI crash. This event includes emergency responses from police, CHP, the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office, firefighters, ambulance crews, the county coroner, public works, a tow truck and a helicopter. The program concludes with a mock memorial and assembly for the students on Friday.
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Excellent program. The visceral display will shock high schoolers out of their youthful insouciance.
When we were teens we only saw films as part of driver ed. An on-site re-enactment is much more expensive. Is it worth it? Consider that these days most of the kids will be looking down at their phones.
The only thing I remember from driver ed was a film segment about passing on highways. As we were about to pass, the car being passed turned left into our path. The film segment ends with the “us” about to crash into the car. I then started paying more attention to other cars in the road and anticipating what they may do. I still do that out of habit.
They look at it like a D list horror movie.New generation kids are so out of touch with reality. Blood and gore won’t help as they are invincible and will never age as they state on instagram. They may be right, they will never age as their stupidity will do them in before their time.
Our family was involved when my daughter’s school had it 11 years ago… it was a very emotional experience for the kids and families involved that’s for sure… not sure of the impact it had on the rest of the kids watching it though
…ah yes… had that in high school then followed up with a movie called “Red Asphalt”
Many years ago my neighbors son was “Killed” in the accident. I knew it was staged when the Concord police came to inform the parents. I cried at the thought of them loosing their son. I also used as a teaching moment for my much younger kids.
My daughter was killed as well… it’s very emotional… even though I knew it wasn’t real when the sheriffs Chaplin and coroner came to my house I cried like there was no tomorrow… plus she didn’t come home for 2 days. and there was a huge memorial service at the school to honor the kids that “died”. Like I said in my earlier statement… it was very impactful for the families involved.
They did this when I was at Miramonte. 20 years later it still sticks with us. Seeing people you know dead or injured, the reality hits you like a brick. The assembly the following day was met with lots of tears. This program is fantastic, every school should have it and it’s undoubtedly saved lives over the decades.
heard it was going to be at Concord High next week…
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