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Man clings to life after 'ghost riding'
By Dana Yates
A 27-year-old man is clinging to life in a San Francisco hospital after trying to “ghost ride” a car driven by his allegedly drunk friend in San Bruno Sunday.
The man’s friend, Enrique Nabels, 27, of San Bruno, pleaded not guilty in San Mateo County Superior Court yesterday to charges of felony drunk driving, hit-and-run and lying to a police officer. He was released on a $50,000 bail and will return to court next month for another court appearance. Nabels is also facing possible vehicle manslaughter charges if his friend dies from the injuries, said Chief Deputy District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe.
San Bruno police responded to reports of a man down on Shelter Creek Road at 3:10 a.m. Sunday. Responding officers discovered a badly injured man on Shelter Creek Road one-tenth of a mile north of Whitman Way. Police believe the friend was attempting to climb out of a window of the moving Jeep Grand Cherokee to position himself on the hood or roof. However, the exact events leading up to the accident are still under investigation, said San Bruno police Capt. Neil Telford.
Nabels allegedly moved the car from the scene and police later located it “nearby,” Telford said.
The 27-year-old friend was apparently trying “ghost riding,” Wagstaffe said.
Ghost riding is an increasingly popular activity in which a driver or passenger of a vehicle accelerates while in gear, shifts into neutral, exits while the car is still rolling and dances on the hood or roof. The new trend is part of the hyphy movement that originated in the Bay Area and made popular by recent rap songs such as Tell Me When To Go by local artist, E-40, who refers to it as “ghost riding the whip.”
Dana Yates can be reached by e-mail: [email protected] or by phone: (650) 344-5200 ext. 106. What do you think of this story? Send a letter to the editor: [email protected].
Man clings to life after 'ghost riding'
By Dana Yates
A 27-year-old man is clinging to life in a San Francisco hospital after trying to “ghost ride” a car driven by his allegedly drunk friend in San Bruno Sunday.
The man’s friend, Enrique Nabels, 27, of San Bruno, pleaded not guilty in San Mateo County Superior Court yesterday to charges of felony drunk driving, hit-and-run and lying to a police officer. He was released on a $50,000 bail and will return to court next month for another court appearance. Nabels is also facing possible vehicle manslaughter charges if his friend dies from the injuries, said Chief Deputy District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe.
San Bruno police responded to reports of a man down on Shelter Creek Road at 3:10 a.m. Sunday. Responding officers discovered a badly injured man on Shelter Creek Road one-tenth of a mile north of Whitman Way. Police believe the friend was attempting to climb out of a window of the moving Jeep Grand Cherokee to position himself on the hood or roof. However, the exact events leading up to the accident are still under investigation, said San Bruno police Capt. Neil Telford.
Nabels allegedly moved the car from the scene and police later located it “nearby,” Telford said.
The 27-year-old friend was apparently trying “ghost riding,” Wagstaffe said.
Ghost riding is an increasingly popular activity in which a driver or passenger of a vehicle accelerates while in gear, shifts into neutral, exits while the car is still rolling and dances on the hood or roof. The new trend is part of the hyphy movement that originated in the Bay Area and made popular by recent rap songs such as Tell Me When To Go by local artist, E-40, who refers to it as “ghost riding the whip.”
Dana Yates can be reached by e-mail: [email protected] or by phone: (650) 344-5200 ext. 106. What do you think of this story? Send a letter to the editor: [email protected].
