‘Lunatic’ road rage punch-up

vacant blocks of land in Wye River in the last financial year.

“Normally we sell about six to eight blocks,” he said. “The environment is really starting to rejuvenate, the vegetation is healing and plenty of trees are coming back.

No. 28 Karingal Drive is on the market for $735,000. A HOT-HEADED Geelong driver denied punching another motorist in the face, but was unable to explain why the man had bruises on his face after his road rage attack.

Andrew May, 42, pleaded guilty to a count of unlawful assault in Geelong Magistrates’ Court yesterday, admitting he lost his cool on Minerva Rd, Herne Hill, on November 8 last year.

Police Prosecutor Senior Scott Bell told court May behaved like a “lunatic” when he hailed down the other driver, got out of his car and allegedly unleashed a volley of punches on him.

“It could’ve been me or you or anyone else in our community,” Sen-Constable Bell told magistrate John Lesser.

“This anti-social behaviour against people who are unknown to each other is the worst in our society. The fabric of society gets unravelled when people just start assaulting people they don’t know … clearly the accused has issues that need to be corrected or rehabilitated.”

After taking his assailant’s registration details, the bruised and battered victim identified May from police photos.

But when the defendant was interviewed by officers he told them all he did was grab the other driver by the shoulders.

“I don’t know how grabbing by the shoulders results in facial injuries,” Sen-Constable Bell said.

Mr Lesser refused a submission to simply fine the man for the road rage attack. He put the man on a one-year community corrections order, stipulating he undergo mental health treatment and assessment, and complete 150 hours unpaid community work.