Road Closures Planned Thursday Morning For 'Every 15 Minutes'

Pleasanton CA

04 March, 2020

8:00 AM

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PLEASANTON, CA — Residents can expect to hear sirens and see road closures along Foothill Road from W. Las Positas Boulevard and Muirwood Drive March 5 as the Pleasanton Police Department simulates a drunk driving car crash as part of the Every 15 Minutes program. Foothill High School will participate in the Every 15 Minutes program — so named because a drunk driving crash occurs about every 15 minutes in the U.S. — on March 5 and 6, police said in a statement. Juniors and seniors will be educated on the dangers of driving impaired. First responders will respond to the scene of a fake crash and arrest a student driver during the collision simulation, which will close Foothill from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 5, police said. This will be the police department's 17th year of participating in the program. The program is funded thanks to a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety.