Multiple men charged after Gold Coast hoon meet turns ugly - neck puncture, car tyres slashed

Multiple men have been charged after a photographer had ice coffee poured on his car and his tyres slashed as a hoon meet turned ugly.

UPDATE: Multiple men have been charged after a hoon meet in the city’s north turned ugly over the weekend.

The incident just before 2am on November 28 left a young man suffering “significant” nexk injuries and a photographer’s car attacked.

The meet was taking place near Stapylton and Nowell Road in Woongoolba.

Two men, a 19-year-old and 24-year-old, in one of the cars involved suffered puncture wounds to their neck and hands.

The pair drove to a nearby service station to call emergency services and were taken to Gold Coast University Hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.

Multiple men were injured in the incident. Photo Kevin Farmer / The Chronicle

A 19-year-old Springwood man has been charged with two counts of grievous bodily harm and one count each of possessing a dangerous drug and drug utensils.

He appeared in Beenleigh Magistrates Court on Tuesday and will be back in court on February 2, 2022.

Two 23-year-old Kingston men have each been charged with two counts each accessory after the fact to grievous bodily harm.

Both will appear in court later this month.

NOV 28

A GOLD Coast hoon meet has turned ugly, with a young man in a critical condition from “significant” neck injuries and a photographer’s car attacked.

The 24-year-old male is in the Gold Coast University Hospital in a critical condition with “significant neck injuries” while a male teenager was transported to Princess Alexandra Hospital in a stable condition with a serious hand injury.

A freelance photographer Daniel Lutzke was working at the meet when he found his car covered in iced coffee and his tyres slashed.

“It was scary because I was there by myself, but I was just doing my job,” he said.

Mr Lutzke said he was alerted of the incident when he saw emergency services go past while he was at another incident.

He said he had purposely parked away from where everyone was gathering as a precaution.

“The man who did it ended up apologising and said “I’m sorry, I don’t know what came over me”,” Mr Lutzke said.

A man in his 20s is in a critical condition after receiving “significant” neck injuries at a Stapylton hoon meet in the early hours of Sunday morning.

A police spokeswoman said the incident at a location off Staplyton’s Henry Hester Drive was sparked by “a manner of driving” about 1.51am on Sunday.

“A number of vehicles were involved before a manner of driving and resulted in a 19-year-old man and 24-year-old man sustaining puncture wounds to their neck and hands,” she said.

Detective Inspector Chris Ahearn confirmed the incident happened at a hoon meet and said police were investigating the injuries and the event.

Mr Lutzke added: “People need to remember when you are in a public place anyone can take a photo or video of you.”