Terrifying moment a furious driver three times over the limit runs down two pedestrians with a baby in the vehicle before crashing into a restaurant – as it’s revealed the road rage attack was sparked by a butter knife
- Damon Lee Anderson, 28, hit two pedestrians on Hay St, in Perth’s CBD in August
- He was three times over the legal drinking limit and had a baby boy in the vehicle
- Anderson was jailed for three years and four months in the District Court
<!–
<!–
<!–<!–
<!–
(function (src, d, tag){ var s = d.createElement(tag), prev = d.getElementsByTagName(tag)[0]; s.src = src; prev.parentNode.insertBefore(s, prev); }(“https://www.dailymail.co.uk/static/gunther/1.17.0/async_bundle–.js”, document, “script”));
<!– DM.loadCSS(“https://www.dailymail.co.uk/static/gunther/gunther-2159/video_bundle–.css”);
<!–
A drunk driver has been jailed for more than three years after mowing down two pedestrians in a road rage attack while three times over the limit with a baby in his four-wheel drive.
Damon Lee Anderson, 28, swerved across traffic and into the men as they walked along a footpath in Hay Street, in Perth‘s CBD, during August last year.
The men were thrown in the air and across the pavement before the four-wheel drive ploughed into an Asian restaurant, smashing the doors and leaving glass and debris scattered across the floor.
Anderson delivered an alcohol reading of 0.163 while his two victims suffered broken bones.
Damon Lee Anderson, 28, has been jailed after mowing down two pedestrians (pictured) in Perth’s CBD last year
In a sentencing hearing on Monday, Anderson’s lawyer told the District Court his client’s behaviour was an ‘overreaction’ and he was acting out of fear for his mother, sister, and nephew, 9News reports.
READ RELATED: Can A Person Live With Dextrocardia Causes, Symptoms And Treatments For This Rare Congenital Condition
Anderson claimed he was scared after the men held a butter knife up to the car’s window.
However, Judge Andrew Stavrianou rejected his version of events, saying Anderson started the altercation by first holding a 15cm knife up at the men.
‘You should have left it alone when you had the opportunity,’ Judge Stavrianou said.
The court heard Anderson was struggling with mental health issues after being fired from his job.
He had also been spared jail just months earlier over a separate incident in which he attacked police in Somerville with a nine-inch knife.
Judge Stavrianou sentenced Anderson to three years and four months in prison with a minimum term of one year and eight months.
The car ploughed into an Asian restaurant, leaving glass and debris scattered across the floor and footpath
Advertisement
Read more:
Source:
