Melbourne west’s shocking alleged road rage clashes

When angry drivers erupt, passing motorists are often stunned by the public displays of violence. Watch some of the shocking alleged incidents.

Playing out on Melbourne’s roads in full view of the public, violent acts of road rage create shock and awe.

While nearly half of all Australian’s admit to showing signs of anger to other motorists, most would leave it at a few swear words or a rude gesture.

A study by insurer Budget Direct found three in four Victorian road users had been subject to a form of road rage.

Worryingly, more than six per cent also said they had been hurt or threatened with violence from another road user.

From street brawls to brazen attacks with weapons, these are the most terrifying road rage incidents in Melbourne’s west over the past year.

Bill Kontogeorgis

Truck driver Bill Kontogeorgis got more than he bargained for when he tried to run down his estranged wife and her new partner on November 9 last year.

The 59-year-old had been following a car containing the pair during peak hour on Ballarat Rd in Deer Park when he rammed the vehicle off the road.

In front of horrified motorists, the attack descended into a street brawl, with Kontogeorgis slashing the other man’s wrist and hands with a knife through the window of his car.

The incident only ended when he was pulled from the car and beaten unconscious with a shovel – left lying face down on the road when paramedics arrived.

Part of the attack was caught on video and played before a court as Kontogeorgis was jailed for two years and three months.

Shane Couch

Waiting patiently outside a Melton high school, parents were shocked to witness an altercation break out as cars lined up to collect students.

Shane Couch, 21, has been charged over the alleged attack on March 15.

It’s alleged Mr Couch was shirtless and “aggravated” when he approached a car, repeatedly punching a father and using a wooden picket during the altercation.

The panic led to a three-car ”domino-like collision” before nearby police arrived.

It is not clear what sparked the alleged tirade and Mr Couch will return to court on September 21.

Newmarket Plaza

Two Armaguard security guards were left shaken after an alleged road rage incident at Newmarket Plaza in December last year.

It‘s understood the Armaguard van was turning into the carpark from Racecourse Rd when it was nearly hit by a red hatchback.

The hatchback driver, a 64-year-old Kensington man, is alleged to have retrieved a hammer from his boot before smashing the front windscreen of the van.

Footage taken from inside the van shows the offender swinging the hammer against the glass as he yells profanities.

To see more alleged clashes on Melbourne’s roads: Revved-up drivers clash in violent road rage incidents

Altona North

A man was found hiding inside an Altona North supermarket on Australia Day after allegedly chasing another driver with a machete over a road spat.

The two men had allegedly gotten into a verbal altercation while driving in the area, with the offender then following the car into the centre car park.

Police rushed to the centre after triple-0 callers reported an armed man damaging a car, with the alleged victim seen sheltering in his vehicle.

The accused road rager was picked up minutes later inside the supermarket.

Altona Meadows

This month, investigators released CCTV footage of the aftermath of a violent road rage incident in Altona Meadows during which a man was stabbed in the middle of the road.

The incident occurred on November 2, however police hope someone may recognise one of the individuals involved.

It is believed the victim was driving a Ford utility on Carinza Ave when a dispute occurred with two men in a Volkswagen hatchback.

The three men exited their vehicles, allegedly fighting on the road before the man was stabbed and the two others fled.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.