A shocking dash cam captured the terrifying moment a car crashed into the back of another vehicle at speed and failed to stop.
Nurse Maretta Vincart, 41, was driving her Mazda 3 on Gateway Motorway in Murarrie, east of Brisbane, on Monday listening to country music when a blue Holden Commodore charged from behind.
Within seconds, the speeding vehicle appeared from behind and, without slowing down, slammed into the back of his vehicle with a sickening crash.
Dashcam captured Ms Vincart’s terrified screams as her vehicle spun on the busy road as the Commodore, now with its bonnet badly damaged, accelerated.
“I don’t remember screaming at all, but it’s like everyone says: It’s going in slow motion,” Vincart said. nine news.
“I felt the car tip over, but it didn’t, so I was very lucky.”
Vincart said that from the way the Commodore accelerated toward his vehicle, it appeared to be deliberate and “specifically directed at my car.”
Dashcam also captured motorists passing by the Good Samaritan stopping to help Vincart out of the crumpled debris and ask him if he was okay.
Dashcam captured the terrifying moment a speeding driver hit the car in front of him on a Brisbane highway.
Far from slowing down as it overtook the Mazda in front, the Commodore slammed into the vehicle in a sickening collision.
Mrs. Vincart answered yes.
‘I’ll just get out of the car. Holy shit,” he said.
Witness Laura Ellis said the Commodore was being driven extremely recklessly when it flew past her and almost knocked down another car before crashing into Ms Vincart’s Mazda.
“It’s quite confronting to see your car spinning around,” Mrs Ellis said.
“They obviously don’t care about anyone.”
To make matters worse, Ms Vincart’s car was written off and a $700 overpayment was added to her insurance because she did not have the other driver’s details.
Nurse Maretta Vincart was left with a written-off car and a $700 insurance deductible payment.
Police are hoping to speak with the driver of the Commodore who allegedly sped off and didn’t stop after the hit-and-run. The damaged Commodore appears in the photo.
“It’s frustrating because it was a normal work day,” he said.
“Respect the traffic rules, and someone decides not to do so and be reckless… They could have lost their life.”
Three days later, police are still searching for the blue Holden Commodore with Queensland registration 483KG5 as investigations continue.
They are urging anyone who witnessed the crash or who has dash cam footage to come forward.
Mrs. Vincart asked the driver to surrender.
“They have done something wrong, so they should be punished accordingly for it,” he said.