Three teens got into a “car surfing” accident in Centreville Sunday night at 1:30 AM, according to police official Arun Govil.
Brigid Murphy, 17, was riding on the trunk of the car and sustained injuries to the head and neck. She is now in critical condition at Centreville Memorial Hospital. Lisa Smythe, 17, was riding on the hood of the moving car, but only sustained minor injuries to the wrist and leg. Jon Johnson, 18, was driving the 1998 Honda Civic and sustained no injuries.
Murphy, along with boyfriend Johnson, and best friend Smythe, decided to go “car surfing” on the way back from a friend’s party, which is described as riding on top of a moving car. They were surfing for ten minutes when Johnson hit a sharp turn to the left on Hill Crest Lane while driving at 40 mph. Smythe was able to grab on to the windshield wiper, but Murphy was thrown from the rear. Johnson immediately stopped the car. Smythe and Johnson found Murphy lying unconscious on the ground and called 911 right away. The police arrived on the scene shortly. No charges have been pressed.
“I can’t believe this happened,” Smythe says. Smythe describes her and Murphy as being best friends since the first grade. “We didn’t think anybody would get hurt. […] To think that she might die, it’s very scary.” Smythe is not sure if they will continue to car surf after this incident, depending on Murphy’s condition.
All three teens attended Centreville High School. Johnson and Murphy, a couple described by Smythe as being “like Edward and Bella from Twilight,” were planning to attend Ohio State University in the fall.
--Samah Pirzada
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