A pair of Southern California teens are learning the hard way that “likes” aren’t worth your life — after being captured on video riding on top of a speeding train in a reckless stunt that went viral and ended in arrest.
The shocking footage, shared widely across social media over the weekend, shows two 18-year-olds atop the northbound Coaster commuter train barreling along San Diego’s scenic coastal bluffs toward Del Mar on Friday.
One of the teens was seen “surfing” on the train’s roof while the other laid flat.
The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department responded to reports of the scene, using caller descriptions to locate the duo a few blocks away in Solana Beach.
Once confronted, both admitted they had climbed on top of the train.
Joseph Medina-Rivera of El Cajon and Brad Ellgen of Oceanside were cited for trespassing – according to a release from the San Diego Sheriff’s Office on Monday – railroad property, a misdemeanor offense, before being released.
Their court appearance date has not yet been announced.
