Moorhead Students Hold Memorial Service for Mock Crash Members

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A mock crash and memorial service at Moorhead High School aims to teach students the dangers of underage drinking and driving.

Students hear first-hand through the “Every 15 Minutes” program how drinking and driving can have real-life consequences.

KVRR’s Brittany Ford has the story.

Moorhead High School juniors and seniors were called to a student assembly for day two of “Every 15 minutes” program.

Students involved in yesterday’s mock crash presented to their peers a memorial service.

The “living dead” students we’re asked to give up their cell phones and stay in a hotel overnight, removing them from their family and friends.

During the isolation period, participating students and their parents wrote letters to each other as if they had really died in an alcohol related accident.

“Loss a beautiful person”

Lexie, a senior at Moorhead high, and her dad Jeff were in tears as they read the letters out loud to each other, and explained how the experience felt all too real.
 
“It’s such a tear jerker I’m so happy that I have a chance to tell them I love them and how important they are, and there’s so many people that don’t get that chance”
 
“And the mock crash got very real for students as a guest speaker came into share his very real story”
 
Lynn Mickelson shared his story how his daughter, son in law, granddaughter, and unborn grandchild were killed by a drunk driver.
 
“Losing a child no that’s not right”
He says speaking about prevention is rewarding and has turned into a passion.
 
“This is my calling I know it’s not going to bring my family back, but I feel I owe it to them to try to help others that this tragedy never happens again.”
 
The program is hosted before prom every year as an effort to help student makes the right decision when it comes to drinking and driving.

Brittany Ford KVRR News.
 
“Every 15 Minutes” is a four part, two day program that involves over 800 juniors and seniors.