IN a savage road rage incident in Chelsea Heights a man was initially told the car in which he was a passenger had a flat tyre. When he got out to check, the offending driver reversed into him, trapping him between the two cars and injuring his legs.
Witnesses said a blue Nissan Pulsar with a male driver and female passenger pulled up next to the victim’s car, which was waiting to turn right from the Mornington Peninsula Freeway into Springvale Rd, 7.30pm, Friday 24 June.
After alerting the victim to the supposed flat tyre, the Nissan drove forward, then quickly backed into the man’s legs, with the driver swearing at and abusing him, before he drove off towards Springvale.
The victim managed to crawl back into his friend’s car while suffering grazing, bleeding, swelling and significant pain to his legs.
They followed the assailant’s car for four minutes before losing him, and then took the injured man to Dandenong hospital.
Kingston police urge anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers 1800 333 000.
First published in Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News – 29 June 2016