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A 21-year-old man has been charged over a ute-surfing accident in Byford that claimed the life of Matthew Mauger.
Matthew, 21, was sitting in the rear tray of a Mazda B2600 which was travelling on the South Western Highway around 5.15pm on January 6.
He suffered critical injuries after falling from the vehicle near Park Road.
The driver, a 21-year-old Byford man, has since been charged with dangerous driving occasioning death.
He is due to appear in the Armadale Magistrates Court on March 21.
A further four men, believed to be friends of the victim, have also been charged after allegedly hooning at the crash site the following day, January 7.
Two 21-year-old men, both from Byford, have been charged with causing smoke or excessive noise or left a substance on the driving surface of a length of road.
A 21-year-old Lesmurdie man has been charged with reckless driving and no authority to drive while a 20-year-old Mandurah man faces a reckless driving charge.
Four vehicles – a Ford Falcon sedan, Holden Commodore utility and two Holden Commodore sedans – were also impounded for 28 days.