Teen Drunk Driving

When would you see an entire auditorium of teenagers struck stone silent?  According to Shauna Lorenzen this happens during the two-day California Highway Patrol program for school children titled “Every 15 Minutes.”

At the annual cost of $7,000 the program, which includes police, ambulances, a helicopter and a fully enacted funeral, complete with grieving parents, portrays what occurs every 15 minutes, somewhere in the US, because of a drunk driver.

 “Every 15 Minutes” seeks funding in order to continue its dramatic life saving work in Sonoma County schools. Max Childs reports that his twin daughters went through the program and were deeply moved.