Henderson Home News By: Carla Riddle - Staff Writer May 22, 2001      A fatal accident involving four local teens occurred Thursday morning on Heather Drive in Henderson, taking the lives of two teenage who attended Foothill High School. The driver, responsible for the two-car crash, was arrested on DUI charges and manslaughter.      Luckily, the fatal accident was a simulation presented by the City of Henderson and the Henderson Police Department as a part of a new program to educate teens on the importance of making mature decisions when mixing drinking with driving.      "This is not just about drinking and driving," Officer Frank Simmons said, "the point we want to get across is decision-making. We want them to realize that those decisions affect a lot of people. They’ve really got to think about their choices and decisions."      The name, Every 15 Minutes, means every 15 minutes, someone in the U.S. is killed or seriously injured in an alcoholic-related incident. According to the HPD, eight high school-age youths die from related DUI accidents each day. In addition to the simulated accident Thursday, juniors and seniors were pulled from their classes every 15 minutes to represent dead teens. These students were secluded from family, friends, and normal routines until a special assembly the following morning.      At the assembly Friday, students, parents, and members of the community watched a fabricated video of Fox 5 News at Ten with Jon Overall. The local news anchor informed the public of a deadly crash with footage from the scene, and continued coverage from the coroner’s office, the hospital, and the Henderson Detention Center. The audience watched as their peer, Chris Sherian, was put in a body bag. Student Chris Aguiar died on a hospital bed with his mother by his side. Student Kristina Spencer suffered from minor injuries, and 16-year-old Meghan Fraser was arrested and booked for drunk driving and manslaughter.      "I’m here talking about three things- loss, permanence, and accountability," prosecutor and guest speaker Gary Booker said. "Do you know your mother is not likely to ever change your room- that’s loss. When you are dead, there is decomposition, rigor mortis, and your enzymes begin to digest your body. That’s permanence. How many of you think your parents will put their house up for sale to save your butt when you killed someone? You’ve committed a crime! You’re accountable for it."      Students also listened to guest speaker Gary Urbantke who lost his wife and 5-year-old son after being hit by a drunk driver. "Not a day goes by that I don’t think about my wife and son," he said.      Junior Tiare Monga hopes students will listen to the information that was presented to them because it makes you think before you do stuff. It’s routine now, you know, party this weekend. And partying and drinking go hand in hand.      UNLV junior and youth coordinator Stacie Paul of Stand Tall, Don’t Fall, a youth-based program united against underage drinking, said Every 15 Minutes was designed to hit students hard with reality. "We already know kids don’t listen to adults," she said. "This is so they can see for themselves.      Every 15 Minutes will circulate through Henderson high schools on a six-month basis, with Green Valley being scheduled next fall.      HPD plans to be back to Foothill by 2003 to present the program to freshman and sophomores.      Click here to read more.      Click here to read more.      Click here to see more pictures.