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1:39pm May 5, 2024
An alleged driver has been charged as a 19-year-old fights for life after he allegedly fell from the roof of a car in Melbourne's east in the early hours of yesterday morning.
A 19-year-old from Rye is in hospital with serious injuries after he allegedly came off the roof of a moving 4WD on Harrison Street near Rye Street just after 2am yesterday.
Police allege he was riding on the roof of the car while a 19-year-old Glen Iris man was behind the wheel.
A 19-year-old is in hospital with serious injuries after he allegedly came off the roof of a moving 4WD. (Nine)Victoria Police Detective Sergeant Stephen Hill told 9News that car surfing "was an extremely dangerous exercise".
"To fall from a moving onto quite hard bitumen... it's a recipe for disaster," he said.
The Glen Iris man has today been charged with dangerous driving causing serious injury and bailed to appear before Melbourne Magistrates' Court on Tuesday.
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