Car Surfing Trend Becomes Deadly

A new trend of “Car Surfing” has claimed a 16-year-old’s life in Douglas County, Georgia, and authorities are sending grave warnings to citizens.

A new trend of “Car Surfing” has claimed a 16-year-old’s life in Douglas County, Georgia, and authorities are sending grave warnings to citizens.

The sheriff’s office said on May 5, deputies were called to the scene of a rollover crash on Quarry Drive.

A 16-year-old boy in the car was critically injured in the crash and later died.

The sheriff’s office said another teenager was hurt but survived.

“Car surfing,” the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office states, involves riding outside a moving car while another person drives. 

On April 17, officials said a deputy’s dashcam video captured two teens sitting on the roof of a moving car through an open sunroof.

Authorities aren’t clear on how the trend got started.

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