A 16-year-old Norcross High School student was in a medically induced coma at a Gwinnett County hospital Friday after he was seriously injured in an alleged car-surfing incident, Channel 2 Action News reported.
After arriving at school Wednesday morning, Alex Mora joined seven friends ditching classes and going riding in a classmate’s SUV, police said. The teens ended up speeding through a neighborhood off Beaver Ruin Road in Norcross.
As many as three youths, including Mora, were riding outside the vehicle, holding onto its side, when the driver took a corner too fast, and the SUV rolled, police said. The vehicle overturned on Mora, crushing his legs.
Mora sustained injuries including a broken pelvic bone and leg and was taken to Gwinnett Medical Center, where he remained Friday.
Family members told Channel 2 that Mora is stable and is expected to remain in a coma for at least another week, but doctors tell them the worst is over.
The SUV’s driver, 18-year-old Alejandro Rodriguez, was arrested and charged with hit-and-run – for allegedly leaving the scene of the accident – reckless driving and driving without a license, police said.
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