Man sentenced for throwing bottles at car on Hume Highway
Kane Mott, 20, was sentenced to 12 months in the community for throwing beer bottles at a car on the Hume Highway.
Kane Mott was a passenger in a car that closely followed a utility on the southbound Hume Highway on June 22. Kane Mott threw about 10 empty beer bottles and what was believed to be a billiard ball at the ute as his friend swerved across lanes.
The attack caused significant fear in the two people inside the targeted vehicle and was intended to do so, Judge Melissa Humphreys found. Mott pleaded guilty to two intimidation charges.
He avoided being sent to Junee jail when the judge ordered he serve his 12-month sentence in the community through an intensive corrections order. Mott also pleaded guilty to damaging property and carrying a knife in public.
- Kane Mott, 20 years old
- Offender age
- June 22, 2026, southbound Hume Highway
- Incident date
- February 26, 2025, five days old
- Son's death
Why it mattersRoad rage can turn deadly. The sentence shows courts will punish attacks designed to terrify other motorists, even when they don't result in a crash.
AustraliaThe case reinforces that intimidating other drivers on NSW highways carries serious criminal consequences and potential jail time, protecting people using busy routes like the Hume.
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