‘ROAD RAGE’ HITCH

Court told footage ‘edited’

“Why shouldn’t I abort the hearing and start again with the unedited version?” MAGISTRAT E ROSS MAXTED

A MAUDE dad who denies spitting in the face of another driver and assaulting him during an alleged road-rage attack will wait at least two months to answer charges against him.

The Geelong Magistrates’ Court heard yesterday police were relying on edited vision of the alleged incident involving David Corbo.

Under cross-examination, the alleged victim of the attack revealed unedited dash-cam vision of the 2016 incident was not provided to police.

Magistrate Ross Maxted adjourned the contest hearing after the vision with a “substantial portion missing” was played to the court.

“Why shouldn’t I abort the hearing and start again with the unedited version?” Mr Maxted asked.

Police prosecutor Leading Sen-Constable Kylie Jane said an unedited version of the incident had not been provided to police.

“The court should be made aware of all the facts available,” Sen-Constable Jane said.

Mr Corbo will have to wait until December to resume his fight against charges of unlawful assault, criminal damage and using threatening language.

Police allege Mr Corbo, 47, was the instigator in a series of incidents with another motorist on Pakington and Aberdeen streets in Newtown about 3.30pm on May 27 last year.

In a previous hearing, a police prosecutor told the court police had about 10 minutes of high-quality dash-cam footage and audio taken from the alleged victim’s car.

It claimed the incident started when Mr Corbo tried to re-enter traffic from a loading zone outside St John’s Primary School.

In August, the court was told as Mr Corbo tried to pull in front of a driver, the accused allegedly lowered his window to abuse the driver, and then stopped on the road, blocking traffic and getting out of his car.

Police allege the victim’s efforts to lock his door failed, and Mr Corbo forced the door open to physically assault the driver and spat in his face.

It is alleged Mr Corbo also punched the victim’s side window, smashing it.

Police claim the Mr Corbo became angrier when he was told the incident was being filmed by the dash-cam and that the victim’s daughter was a police officer.

He allegedly grabbed the recording device and threw it, spat multiple times in the man’s face and scratched the side of his car.

In a police interview, Mr Corbo said many of the man’s allegations were ridiculous.