Juvenile critically injured while car surfing in Derby

DERBY, Kan. (KSNW) – A juvenile is in critical condition after being run over by a pickup in east Derby. Police say the juvenile was car surfing and fell.

It happened around 10 p.m. in the 600 block of N. Rock Road, near a McDonald’s.

The Derby Police Department says the juvenile was riding on the front hood area of a pickup and fell forward, and the pickup ran over the juvenile.

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Police are not releasing any other information because the individuals involved are children. The case is still under investigation.

This is the second case of a juvenile being injured in a car surfing incident this week. On Sunday, a juvenile in south Wichita was riding on top of a car in a parking lot at 47th South and Broadway. The juvenile fell and sustained a serious head injury.

“It’s never a good idea to ride on top of a vehicle,” Wichita Police Sergeant Seth Creighton said. “It was a dangerous situation from the get-go.”

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