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Elliott18t · 05-08-2009, 10:06 AM

http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_123076...e=most_emailed

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Originally Posted by Robert Salonga

Girl, 17, run over by her own SUV during 'ghost ride' stunt
By Robert Salonga

Bay Area News Group

Posted: 05/06/2009 10:09:18 AM PDT
Updated: 05/06/2009 10:09:21 AM PDT

BRENTWOOD — A 17-year-old girl had to be airlifted to a local hospital Tuesday evening after she was run over by her own car while trying to "ghost ride," a car stunt popularized in the East Bay, police said.

"Ghost riding" typically entails a car owner walking or dancing alongside or on top of a vehicle that is idling forward without a driver. The stunt has local origins, particularly in the Bay Area rap scene radiating from Oakland and Vallejo.

The injured girl was "performing a horseplay maneuver" as her 1980s-model Chevrolet Blazer idled along about 6 p.m. near San Jose Avenue and Stonewood Drive, said Brentwood police Sgt. Mark Misquez.

With music blaring from the vehicle, the girl apparently was standing on a footstep on the driver's side while the SUV crept forward, Misquez said. At some point she slipped, lost her grip and fell to the ground, and shortly after the vehicle ran over her upper legs, he said.

The girl was taken by helicopter to a local trauma center and while her injuries are serious, they do not appear to be life-threatening, Misquez said. He added that the girl appeared to be performing the stunt alone and was not as a part of an impromptu sideshow, a sort of street corner exhibition where the ghost riding the maneuver is done along with other car stunts such as "doughnuts"— quickly driving in a circle.

A smattering of ghost-riding-related injuries have been reported throughout the country over

the past few years after the stunt was given national exposure through the rap hit "Tell Me When to Go," a 2006 song performed by Vallejo-based rapper E-40.

"We wouldn't recommend folks doing this type of thing," Misquez said. "This is what can happen."

Misquez said while Brentwood police have responded to car stunts, he couldn't recall being specifically called out to a ghost ride.

Robert Salonga covers public safety. Reach him at 925-943-8013 or rsalonga@bayareanewsgroup.com.

....ummmm, yeah..

DPancoast · 05-08-2009, 10:08 AM

LOL

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doughnuts"— quickly driving in a circle.

not sure I agree with that lol.

igo4bmx · 05-08-2009, 10:08 AM

that;s rediculous!!

a 1980's chevy blazer?!

BigWhiteTodd · 05-08-2009, 10:10 AM

haha ghost ride

215ek · 05-08-2009, 02:00 PM

****in hoodrats

jspek · 05-08-2009, 02:04 PM

215ek · 05-08-2009, 02:09 PM

^exact hoodrats i was talking about^

Scapegoat · 05-08-2009, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by DPancoast

not sure I agree with that lol.

fer'real... thats nascar

Elliott18t · 05-08-2009, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by jspek

best.GIF.EVER. lol

coleycole · 05-08-2009, 03:40 PM

thats just embarassing...

Johara2320 · 05-09-2009, 02:41 AM

could this be the hardest fail...ever?

james_ls · 05-09-2009, 06:16 PM

ndubz · 05-09-2009, 06:53 PM

U gotta make sure you only let nice spirits drive. Assholes will run you over with your own car.

mechstar16 · 05-10-2009, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by james_ls

hahahahaha pretty much what i though when i read the article. seriously, how can you mess up to the point where you actually get run over?

o well

LPC · 05-10-2009, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by ndubz

U gotta make sure you only let nice spirits drive. Assholes will run you over with your own car.

tri856 · 05-10-2009, 09:05 PM

fail..hahaha ghost ride the whip and jammin to E-40

SpooliN · 05-12-2009, 06:19 PM

that is a pretty epic fail ... when shes 65 and explaining to her grandkids that she needs her hip replaced because of a "ghost Riding " accident i wish to be there

babyzillap10 · 05-12-2009, 07:07 PM

Nice

wrxrex · 05-12-2009, 09:16 PM

vroooom · 05-12-2009, 11:13 PM

lol people are dumb

05-08-2009, 10:08 AM	#3
igo4bmx Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Under the bar... Member #592 My Ride: 2009 Audi A3 Quattro, 2008 BMW X5, 2003 WW Evo8, 2000 Turbo SOHC Civic iTrader: (1)	that;s rediculous!! a 1980's chevy blazer?! __________________ BOOST doesn't get you laid. Roofies and some creativity does however Tuned by some white dude @ a shopwithbigtrucks.com "You get what you pay for" - thanks captain obvious, unless you bought rotas and received volks.

05-08-2009, 02:00 PM	#5
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05-08-2009, 02:09 PM	#7
215ek Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Sep 2008 Member #8604 My Ride: is rubbin, therefore its dubbin iTrader: (0)	^exact hoodrats i was talking about^ __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

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coleycole Tri-State Addict Join Date: May 2008 Member #7902 My Ride: 2004 Nissan 350Z Roadster 6m/t iTrader: (0)	thats just embarassing... __________________ "As you sow, so shall you reap."

05-09-2009, 06:16 PM	#12
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05-09-2009, 06:53 PM	#13
ndubz Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: tristate area Member #6107 iTrader: (1)	U gotta make sure you only let nice spirits drive. Assholes will run you over with your own car.

05-10-2009, 09:05 PM	#16
tri856 Tri-State Training Wheels Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: sicklerville, nj Member #6609 My Ride: 1999 E320 iTrader: (0)	fail..hahaha ghost ride the whip and jammin to E-40

05-12-2009, 06:19 PM	#17
SpooliN Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: King of Prussia Member #10380 My Ride: S13 SR20 iTrader: (0)	that is a pretty epic fail ... when shes 65 and explaining to her grandkids that she needs her hip replaced because of a "ghost Riding " accident i wish to be there

05-12-2009, 07:07 PM	#18
babyzillap10 Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Oct 2008 Member #9748 iTrader: (0)	Nice

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