Two men charged after nail gun fired at SUV on M1 motorway
A 25-year-old SUV driver was struck in the face by a nail fired from a ute during a road rage incident.
Two men have been charged after police say a nail gun was fired from a ute towards an SUV on the M1 Princes Motorway near Maddens Plains on Thursday morning. One nail struck the 25-year-old driver in the face; at least five others hit the vehicle.
The vehicles collided and the ute rolled onto the median strip. A 37-year-old passenger in the ute was taken to hospital with a shoulder injury.
Both men face charges of using an offensive weapon with intent to commit an indictable offence and assault occasioning actual bodily harm in company.
Why it mattersRoad rage with weapons puts everyday drivers at serious risk of injury or death on busy motorways.
AustraliaIncidents like this show the escalating danger of road rage in NSW and why motorway safety matters for all drivers.
