Every 15 minutes, someone dies as a result of an alcohol related crash.

Each year, that adds up to thousands of deaths and those are lives that didn't have to be lost.

Students at Idaho Falls High School say underage drinking is a reality at their school. On Thursday one club brought in a speaker to encourage youth that if they choose to drink the should not drive.

Students were taught a life lesson from Jason Barber, a nationally known speaker who has a personal story to tell about drunk driving.

Jason Barber: "In 1991 I was driving intoxicated and I caused a crash that killed my 15 year old brother Aaron."

Jason was criminally charged and went to prison.

Jason Barber: "I was convicted of vehicular manslaughter and I was sentenced to 6 years in California State Penitentiary. I served a little over 4 years of that 6 year sentence."

Jason has lived with the pain for the last 18 years, and wants others to not go through what his family has suffered. He shares his story with youth, encouraging them to think about the consequences of driving drunk.

Jason Barber: "We can't live our lives for other people but we have to take into consideration how our own choices affect those that love us the most."

His painful message really hit home and caused students to think. That's what the students in Girls Federation Club wanted in their speaker, since underage drinking is a reality here. Kelsey Leask and Natalie Milligan say it can not be ignored.

Kelsey Leask: "Something we've noticed is a prevalent problem in drinking in our high school and we don't want anyone to make any wrong decisions and have to pay for it the rest of their lives."

Natalie Milligan: "We don't want them to risk their lives and other people's lives by making a dumb decision."

Jason says drunk driving is not an accident, but a choice and it's completely preventable.

Jason Barber: "It's not cancer; it's not diabetes; this is somebody's choice and depending on what kind of choice they make, you know they can either not have this happen to them or they can open themselves up for the consequences."

For more details, go to his website at  www.itsnotanaccident.com.