Car attack leaves one man unconscious
Two people sustained minor injuries in Frankston last night, after being pulled from their burning car by police.
The driver, Darren Brown, lost control of the vehicle after four men threw objects at the passing car, in what appears to be a random attack.
Mr Brown, 25, was knocked unconscious when a rock thrown by the group smashed through the wind shield and struck him in the head.
His vehicle careened into an embankment and burst into flames near McDonald’s on the Nepean Highway just after midnight.
Two detectives, Senior Constables Glen Paxton and Craig Small, were witness to the car explosion and quickly rescued the two car occupants. “Once we had them out, I grabbed a fire extinguisher from our patrol car and put the flames out,” said Senior Constable Paxton in a media release from Victoria Police.
The couple have been taken to Alfred Hospital for treatment. Passenger, Sally Winestein, had a possible broken arm, but was otherwise unhurt, while Mr Brown was unconscious.
According to Detective Senior Sargent Peta Hockingsworth, Ms Winestein reported that the four men initially threw a bottle at the back of their red Nissan Pulsar. Mr Brown then turned the car around to return and confront the attackers, when the men threw the rock that smashed through the wind shield.
Neither victim knew their attackers. Police are asking anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 33 000, to assist with the investigation.
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