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VIDEO: 2 ride on roof of SUV on I-96 in Detroit while others hang out of windows

By Amber Ainsworth
Updated  April 28, 2021 11:59pm EDT
Detroit
FOX 2 Detroit

People ride on the roof of a car on 96 in Detroit

A passenger in a car spotted 2 people riding on the roof of a car on I-96 in Detroit and 2 people riding outside the back windows of the cars.

DETROIT (FOX 2) - Video captured on I-96 shows people riding on top of and hanging out of an SUV as it traveled on the freeway in Detroit.

The woman who took the video said saw the vehicle driving westbound on I-96 near I-94 after 11:30 p.m. Tuesday and started recording.

Two people can be seen riding on the roof while two other people were hanging out of side windows. The SUV then exited I-96 onto I-94.

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The witness said that the vehicle she was riding in was traveling about 60 mph trying to catch up with the SUV, showing how fast it was going while people hung on to the roof.

The witness did not call the police.

Metro Detroiters are aghast at viral video of people riding the roof of an SUV on the freeway

The video has been shared hundreds of times and metro Detoiters are shocked.

Michigan State Police told FOX 2 that it is illegal and dangerous, but despite the video showing the license plate, it is impossible to tell who is driving the car.