Students were startled earlier this week by sirens blaring in the Quad. In this
Bobcat Update, Hollee Barfield tells us what was happening.
The sirens caught everyone's attention for a reason -- to save lives. The sounds
were part of Operation Intervention, which is an effort to discourage drunken
driving. Police were on hand to supervise the demonstration. University Police
Officer Otto Glenewinkel used a simulator to show the effects of drunkenness.
(SB-Glenewinkel)
The idea of staging simulations was inspired by an event eight years ago in New
Braunfels. A high school senior, Anna Marie Hernandez, was killed when a
drunken driver -- traveling on the wrong side of I-35 -- hit Hernandez' car
head-on.
SB (Heath Purvis, Police Sergeant)
Stand Up - Operation Intervention has done well to serve its purpose, causing
many students to reconsider getting behind the wheel after drinking. For Bobcat
Update, I'm Hollee Barfield.
Bobcat Update, a student-produced newscast recapping events at Texas State University, and is available for viewing on YouTube.
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