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The Associated Press Updated 12:31 PM Saturday, November 7, 2009

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Police say a U.S. tourist who was pretending to be surfing on the hood of a friend's moving car was killed when he fell and broke his neck in a popular Puerto Rican beach town.

Police spokeswoman Yolanda Hernandez says 29-year-old Long Beach, New York, resident Jorge Geysel fell off his friend's Isuzu Trooper as he was "car surfing" along a road in the west coast community of Rincon early Saturday.

Hernandez says the insurance salesman died instantly.

It was not clear how fast the car was traveling.

Hernandez says she can't yet say whether Geysel's two companions will face any criminal charges.

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November 07, 2009 05:29 PM EST

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I ask to keep their families in prayer..oh..I am not some church hugger etc..I am the mother of a teen who lives to surf..It has become so unstructured in many of the surf communities that parent worry with every breath..remember its your childrens lives that should be put in front of yours. Thats why you had them??To protect and nuture right?? Well get out there..don't let the police do it for you..or the school...YOU will do a better job! I Swaer!!! DO IT!!
Lynndakim
11:13 PM, 11/9/2009
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Ya know honestly people you are all the ********. You all have nothing better to do then comment on something like this? I am good friend of this kid and that isn't even exactly what happened. Imagine how his friends and family feel right now and god I hope none of them come across these comments like I just did. It is horrible and you guys should be ashamed. You don't even know him and how incredible he actually was.
W
9:12 PM, 11/8/2009
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one less idiot to procreate!
one less
4:42 PM, 11/8/2009
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DOH!
Homer Simpson
8:35 AM, 11/8/2009
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Why the hell was he surfing on a CAR!?!?
Sydney
11:08 PM, 11/7/2009
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