Roxburgh Park man calls on Hume Council for speed humps to end to hooning in his suburban street

A Roxburgh Park man has told of the terrifying moment a speeding car smashed through the wall of his suburban home. Now, he’s calling on Hume Council to install speed humps and bring an end to hooning in the residential street.

Theo Theodorou was in bed when a car smashed through his bedroom and ensuite. The wheel was 30cm from his head. Photo: Julian Smith

A Roxburgh Park man has recalled the terrifying moment a speeding driver smashed into his suburban home, missing him by just 30cm.

Theo Theodorou was in bed when a driver mounted the kerb and smashed through the bedroom and bathroom of his Rio Grande/Rhine Drive home.

the tyre came to rest less than a foot from his head.

The ensuite was decimated in the crash Picture: Julian Smith

“The car was screaming around the corner,” he said.

“In that split second you think you’re in a movie.

“You just can’t believe this has happened.”

The car, which decimated the bathroom just after midnight on January 7, ripped through the fence and bedroom wall, had caused at least $100,000 in damage, Mr Theodorou said.

His insurance company has told him repairs could take as long as three months.

Hume Council has labelled the building ‘dangerous’ in the wake of the crash. Picture: Julian Smith

“I don’t know down the track whether we’re going to sleep in another room, but I can’t physically sleep in that room. Neither can my wife.”

Hooning complaints have plagued the Hume suburb for years, and Mr Theodorou and his wife Entelia are frustrated nothing has been done.

Six years ago, a speeding car crashed into the Theodorou’s back fence.

Mr Theodorou said cars roared through the neighbourhood at high speeds on a weekly basis.

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“We’ve had some close calls where they’ve been doing about 80km/h,” he said.

“We’ve told the council and nothing’s been done.”

Mr Theodorou said he wants speed bumps along Rio Grande Drive or barriers installed to protect homes and lives.

Theo Theodorou was almost asleep when a driver mounted the kerb, smashing through his fence and wall.

Hume Council infrastructure and services director Peter Waite would not say if the council would consider speed humps, but said reflective pavement markings had been installed in 10 years ago.

Mr Waite said no one had been seriously injured on the street in the past five years, according to VicRoads data, but the council would continue to monitor the situation.

But that’s cold comfort for Mr Theodorou, who said he was lucky to be alive.

“I nearly died, obviously that’s not good enough for (the council),” he said.

He said he was thankful for the kindness shown by emergency services, RACV insurance, and his neighbours.