Wild road rage incident Currumburra Road, Ashmore
Police have dished out fines to two drivers after a wild road rage incident has brought traffic to a standstill on a busy Gold Coast road. SEE THE VIDEO
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Police have dished out fines to two drivers after a wild road rage incident has brought traffic to a standstill on a busy Gold Coast road.
Footage posted to social media on Saturday showed a man in a silver Volkswagen 4X4 being punched through his car window by a man who appeared to be driver of a white Holden Commodore at Currumburra Rd in Ashmore.
The driver of the Commodore could be heard screaming “come on” to the man in the Volkswagen, urging him to get out while he punched him a second time.
The driver of the Volkswagen – who was holding up traffic at a green light – then made an illegal U-turn around the Commodore before driving over a median strip to then pull up in front of its bonnet.
Footage showed the man in the Commodore then getting into his car, driving around the 4X4 and taking off, with the VW speeding after him.
The footage has received approximately one million views on Facebook.
On Sunday spokesperson for Queensland Police Service said police were aware of the video, but no formal complaint had been made.
On Tuesday, Gold Coast Highway Patrol officers concluded an investigation into the June 14 incident with infringement notices issued to both drivers.
The driver of the white Holden Commodore, a 57-year-old Ashmore man, was issued two fines totalling $1338, and seven demerit points for failing to wear a seatbelt and disobeying a directional arrow on the road.
The driver of the VW Amarok, a 52-year-old Ashmore man, was issued four infringements totalling $1031 and lost five demerit points for failing to drive within marked lanes, unreasonably obstructing the path of another vehicle, failing to signal a change of direction, and careless driving.
Police said investigations remain ongoing.
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