Prison for road rage driver who beat up OAP for honking horn
Attack on 77-year-old man ‘absolutely disgraceful’
A DRIVER fractured the eye socket and cheekbone of a pensioner because he honked his horn at him.
Tyran Hands, 27, savagely attacked the 77-year-old on Belle Vue Lane, Blidworth, after he criticised his driving.
The motorist honked his horn at Hands seconds earlier and then overtook him following a near collision.
Hands then followed the pensioner until he pulled over on Belle Vue Lane.
Despite his young child being in the car with him, Hands then verbally abused the old man, turned away and started walking back to his own vehicle, but was further angered when his elderly victim got out of his car to take a picture.
Hands then punched the vulnerable man straight in the face – knocking him over and causing his hearing aid to fly on to the ground.
The assault – on May 14 last year – left the pensioner with multiple facial fractures, including to his eye socket and cheekbone.
Hands was charged with causing grievous bodily harm. Having pleaded guilty, he appeared at Nottingham Crown Court for sentencing on Monday.
Hands, of Sotherby Drive, Cheltenham, was jailed for a year and eight months.
Detective Constable Chloe Baugh, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “The level of violence and aggression demonstrated by Hands that day was deplorable and completely over the top. “His actions provided a horrible example of how quickly a road rage incident can escalate and how much damage it could feasibly cause. In this instance, Hands appeared to completely lose control when the victim criticised his standard of driving. “Despite his own child being in the car with him at the time, he then proceeded to follow his victim, pull over and ultimately punch him in the face. Hands’ behaviour during this incident was absolutely disgraceful and left an elderly man in hospital with multiple fractures to his face. “This was a completely unwarranted attack on a vulnerable man who was already suffering from other health conditions at the time he was assaulted. We’re pleased to see that he’s now been punished for his actions in the form of a prison sentence.”
The level of violence and aggression was deplorable and completely over the top
DC Chloe Baugh