Apparent horseplay between several friends led to a 20-year-old Kent man being airlifted with a head injury to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after he fell off the back of a moving vehicle at about 4:20 p.m. May 18 in the 27000 block of 128th Place Southeast on Kent’s East Hill.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
According to the Kent Police Department, the man had jumped onto the rear bumper and trunk area of a friend’s vehicle as it slowly passed down the street. The man then fell from the car and struck his head on the roadway.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The driver was unaware what his friend had done until he and a passenger felt the car dip and then saw their friend laying in the street, according to an email from Kent Police spokesman Pat Lowery.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Kent firefighters and King County paramedics treated the man before bringing him to the Kent Fire Station along 116th Avenue Southeast for transportation via Airlift Northwest to the hospital.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Kent Police have investigated the incident and determined that no charges will be filed and are calling it a tragic accident.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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