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DAMN, shit is funny as fuck.
Ghost Riding' Lands Brentwood Teen In Hospital
Posted: 10:47 pm PDT May 6, 2009Updated: 12:02 am PDT May 7, 2009
BRENTWOOD, Calif. -- A Brentwood teenager was hospitalized after being run over by her own vehicle while "ghost riding."
In ghost riding, a driver steps outside a slow moving vehicle and dances alongside or on top of the vehicle as the car moves forward with music blaring.
The hazardous fad has been popular on the streets of Oakland, Richmond and Vallejo.
But Tuesday, the teenage girl fell beneath the wheels of the vehicle and was badly injured.
It happened across the street from Summerwood Park while a Little League baseball game was going on.
Instead of the crack of a bat, parents said they heard a noisy sound of teenagers in an SUV.
"We heard a car with very loud music and the girl screaming. I said 'Wow, are they really screaming?' and I said 'no.' I just think they are teenagers having a good time," said Gabriella Patino of Brentwood.
Then a few minutes later, there was a different kind of screaming and the sound of sirens.
Ghost riding videos can been seen on YouTube. They show drivers getting out of their cars, dancing around and on top of the vehicle as its moving down the road.
While young people have always drawn to risky behavior, the Brentwood teenager learned Tuesday how risky ghost riding really is.
Lt. Tom Hansen of the Brentwood Police Department said, "She got out of her car and was dancing to her loud music around and she slipped. She tried to hold onto the vehicle and which time she was dragged a short distance and she lost grip and fell to the street."
Her 1984 Chevy Blazer rolled over her upper legs and she suffered major injuries but is expected to survive.
Brandie Gallegos of Brentwood said, "It's insane and I don't know why anyone would think that's a good idea and unfortunately for her it turned out really bad."
But 18-year-old Andres Anjari of Brentwood had a different opinion. "It's fun. You record it and put it on YouTube," said Anjari. "We're teenagers. We just kind of act upon what we think for the first thought. It's the cold hard truth."
DAMN, shit is funny as fuck.
Ghost Riding' Lands Brentwood Teen In Hospital
Posted: 10:47 pm PDT May 6, 2009Updated: 12:02 am PDT May 7, 2009
BRENTWOOD, Calif. -- A Brentwood teenager was hospitalized after being run over by her own vehicle while "ghost riding."
In ghost riding, a driver steps outside a slow moving vehicle and dances alongside or on top of the vehicle as the car moves forward with music blaring.
The hazardous fad has been popular on the streets of Oakland, Richmond and Vallejo.
But Tuesday, the teenage girl fell beneath the wheels of the vehicle and was badly injured.
It happened across the street from Summerwood Park while a Little League baseball game was going on.
Instead of the crack of a bat, parents said they heard a noisy sound of teenagers in an SUV.
"We heard a car with very loud music and the girl screaming. I said 'Wow, are they really screaming?' and I said 'no.' I just think they are teenagers having a good time," said Gabriella Patino of Brentwood.
Then a few minutes later, there was a different kind of screaming and the sound of sirens.
Ghost riding videos can been seen on YouTube. They show drivers getting out of their cars, dancing around and on top of the vehicle as its moving down the road.
While young people have always drawn to risky behavior, the Brentwood teenager learned Tuesday how risky ghost riding really is.
Lt. Tom Hansen of the Brentwood Police Department said, "She got out of her car and was dancing to her loud music around and she slipped. She tried to hold onto the vehicle and which time she was dragged a short distance and she lost grip and fell to the street."
Her 1984 Chevy Blazer rolled over her upper legs and she suffered major injuries but is expected to survive.
Brandie Gallegos of Brentwood said, "It's insane and I don't know why anyone would think that's a good idea and unfortunately for her it turned out really bad."
But 18-year-old Andres Anjari of Brentwood had a different opinion. "It's fun. You record it and put it on YouTube," said Anjari. "We're teenagers. We just kind of act upon what we think for the first thought. It's the cold hard truth."
