NSW: Man travels 4km on car bonnet in road rage incident
05 Apr 2009 8:22 AM
SYDNEY, April 5 AAP - A man had to cling to the bonnet of a car for four kilometres as its driver allegedly attempted to throw him off during a road rage incident in Sydney.
NSW Police said the 30-year-old man and his wife were travelling along Parramatta Road at Concord in Sydney's inner west at 8.20pm (AEDT) on Saturday when they were involved in a minor collision with a Peugeot hatchback.
After the Peugeot failed to stop, the couple caught up with it further along Parramatta Road, where they stopped and approached the vehicle while it was stuck in heavy traffic.
The driver of the Peugeot then allegedly began to drive at the couple, forcing the man onto the bonnet.
Police said the Peugeot then allegedly went on a four kilometre drive along major arterial roads in heavy traffic while the man clung to the bonnet of the car.
During the journey, the Peugeot driver allegedly ran a red light, drove on the wrong side of the road, and accelerated and braked in a bid to throw the man off the bonnet.
The Peugeot was stopped by Highway Patrol officers in Concord and a 42-year-old man from Ermington was arrested and later charged with high range drink driving after returning a blood alcohol reading of 0.207.
He was also charged with drive in a manner dangerous, negligent driving and not exchanging particulars.
His licence was suspended, car keys seized and he was conditionally bailed to appear at Burwood Local Court on Tuesday April 28.
The man on the bonnet escaped uninjured, police said.
