Woodcreek High Holds Every 15 Minutes

Woodcreek High School students received an important and powerful lesson Thursday morning: Drinking and driving can be deadly.

A simulated crash showed juniors and seniors a life-changing and realistic scene as part of Every 15 Minutes, a nationwide program that shows students the consequences of drunk driving.

arrived to the mock crash scene to find that five fellow classmates were involved in a deadly crash. Spencer Klinefelter, Blake Robinson and Katie Putnam were in a Ford Taurus that hit Alexia Pratt and Alicia Andrade in their station wagon.

To the left of the crash, nine students stood with white-painted faces. Known as the “living dead,” these students represented the thousands of people killed every year in drunk-driving crashes.

Roseville Firefighters, police, ambulance and other local law enforcement were on scene shortly after the “crash” to find two of the students in disbelief of what happened, two with major injuries and one dead.

Platt was airlifted by helicopter to a local hospital and Andrade was taken via ambulance.

Putnam was ejected from the front windshield and pronounced dead on the scene. A staff member read a short obituary about Putnam to students.

Roseville Police officers conducted a sobriety test on Klinefelter. He was arrested for driving under the influence.

The rest of the events will unfold during an assembly Friday, where they will also hear from people who have been personally affected by the effects of drunk-driving.

Although Thursday's crash was simulated, it was designed to hopefully leave a lasting impression on Roseville students. Every 15 Minutes is designed bring awareness and to students and make them think twice about driving drunk or getting in the car with someone who has been drinking. You can find out more about the program here.

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