A 17-year-old Atholton High School student was transported to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore Nov. 25 after falling off the roof of a car in a “car surfing” incident in North Laurel.

The incident occurred at about 11:37 a.m. Nov. 25 near the intersection of Derby Drive and Winners Circle Way when the boy crawled from the front passenger seat of a moving Toyota Camry onto the roof of the car. The boy lost his grip and flew from the car, landing on the pavement, as the car traveled north on Derby Drive north of Gorman Road, police said.

Police said they are still investigating the incident and are unsure exactly how fast the vehicle was moving.

The driver, front passenger and a rear passenger are all 17-year-old boys who attend Atholton High School, police said. The boy who fell from the car was flown to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center where he was listed in stable condition with non-life threatening injuries Nov. 25, police said.

Police declined to release the identities of the boys involved.

The incident is the first car surfing report Howard County police have received, police said. Police warned against the practice in a statement saying, “Car surfing is a dangerous practice that can lead to serious injury or death.”

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user comments (2)

user lisbonite says...

since MIEMSS is reevaluating the types of cases that are medevac'ed to hospitals, the first change that should be made is eliminating flights for this type of case. This is a great example of a colossal waste of government resources. make the kid's friends drive him to the hospital, for pete's sake.

Posted 12:25 PM, 11.26.08

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user jjjenkin says...

However stupid someone is (robbing a bank, car surfing, evading police), they still need to obtain the same amount of medical assistance. Look at Iraq and the militants and terrorists we have performed life saving techniques on. Think of it - a guy walks up to some troops and blows a couple of them away..and takes a bullet to the head. We'll still try to save his life. Fortunately, there is no judicial board in shock trauma and/or the ER.

Posted 9:22 PM, 11.28.08

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