Junior and Senior students from Henderson High School are getting a firsthand glimpse of the gruesome realities of what happens when driving under the influence.

The Henderson Police Department and a program called “Every 15 Minutes” are holding an event to realistically depict what happens in a violent car accident and what happens to drivers caught drunk behind the wheel.

According to national statistics, a person is killed as a result of drunk driving every 15 minutes, hence the name of the program, with younger teen drivers being the main culprit.

Today, students will get to see a simulated accident from volunteers from local police stations, fire departments, and the student body, complete with a wrecked car, fake bloodied victims, helicopters airlifting people away, and drivers failing field sobriety tests.

On Friday, students will hear from people who have been victim to drunk driving accident, including a local mother who lost her daughter in an accident.

A spate assembly is to be held for freshmen and sophomore students to prepare them for the grisly sights they will see in their later years in school.

The hope is that by graphically demonstrating what happens when people drink and drive, students will be deterred from ever doing so themselves. The Every 15 Minutes program has been running since 2001, and more than 35,000 students have taken part in the program in Henderson so far.

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