Man charged over allegedly punching woman in road rage incident
A 41-year-old man who allegedly punched a woman in the head during a road rage incident on the NSW Central Coast has been charged.
Dashcam footage of the incident, uploaded on Monday, shows a man approaching a 21-year-old woman at Lake Munmorah and allegedly punching her in the head as she stands beside a car.
The victim, Bianca Lee Sams, has accused the man of tailgating her friend, who was driving the ute she was travelling in.
She says she threw nails at the driver before the confrontation.
Not expecting to be assaulted, the woman can be seen standing her ground. Source: Facebook
"I threw them because I had to ... [it was] what I had to do to protect me and my friend," she said in a TV interview.
"We were both scared, We didn't know what to do. We tried swerving ... and he kept following us."
The man was charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm after he handed himself into Wyong Police Station on Wednesday morning, police say.
He was granted conditional bail and will appear at Wyong Local Court on August 30.
Ms Sams gave a statement to police on Tuesday and could face charges herself over the violent altercation.
The shocked woman can be seen leaning against her car, clutching at her face. Source: Facebook
She posted on Facebook about the incident, saying she "smashed his car window with a chisel".
"Eye for an eye, cost him more than me, at least my mouth can heal for free," she wrote.
Police are meanwhile working to identify four men involved in a suspected road rage brawl after footage of the incident emerged on Wednesday.
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The vision, captured by a nearby motorist, shows the men throwing punches and kicking each other at traffic lights in Merrylands in Sydney's west on Tuesday.
The fight took place in heavy peak hour traffic at the Douglas Road intersection.
Police are urging any witnesses to contact them.
