Springfield Lakes carjacking: Woman escapes due to new car safety feature

A new car safety feature has potentially saved a South East Queensland woman when confronted by a carjacker armed with a knife.

A Springfield Lakes woman has escaped a terrifying armed carjacking.

A woman confronted in her driveway by a knife-wielding man at her car window believed she was going to die.

The woman from Springfield Lakes said she drove into her driveway about 7pm on Sunday and as she waited for her garage door to open, a man approached her with a knife.

The woman said that she was grateful for the safety ­feature in her new Audi, which stopped the man from getting in.

“He tried opening the door, but I’m glad my car locks after a certain speed,” she said.

“He had a knife in his hand, he was stabbing it at my window, ­yelling unlock the door.

“It’s pretty scary, a tall guy with a knife in his hand, there are some marks on the screen where he’s hitting on the window and making loud noises.

“I said I was calling the cops, I picked up my phone and ­pretended to call them and said I was calling the cops, then he ran away.”

A Queensland police spokeswoman on Monday said they were investigating the incident and they were still looking for the man who fled the scene.

But the experience has left the victim traumatised. “I was in shock. I was shaking. I was like ‘no no no’, I thought I was going to die,” she said.

The woman said that she ­already struggled at night on her own and this incident was going to make it even harder for her to sleep.

“It’s traumatic, it sucks because my partner does FIFO, so I do get scared at night time and the fact someone can come in and violate your safe space, you don't think it’s going to happen to you.

“I even get scared at night time driving, so it was not ideal,” she said.

The woman said she was grateful for the safety feature on her car.

“I am very lucky I wasn’t ­reversing down my driveway because my car wouldn’t have been automatically locked and it could have been a lot worse,” she said.

The woman said the man who tried to attack her knew where the lock button was and it was like he was targeting European cars.

The incident comes weeks after Angelo Justus, of Brisbane’s Bulimba, had his car stolen after two teens allegedly threatened him with an axe and a shovel as he was reversing out of his driveway.

The woman said the spate of attacks was disappointing and people should have the right to feel safe at home.

The woman said that the whole incident happened so quickly, but she learnt a few things from it.

“I usually have my security cameras on, but they weren’t on that time,” she said.

“People need to make sure they have security footage and they lock the cars.”

The incident sparked outrage on social media.

“F**kin mongrels! Lurking in the shadows, don’t give a sh!t about whether people are home or not,” one comment read.

Information to Policelink on 131 444 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.