At approximately 11.20pm on Friday 20 January 2017, a woman was driving her black Volkswagen TIGUAN in a northerly direction on Charles Street, West Perth. The woman saw a man crossing the road in front of her, so she slowed down and nearly stopped. The man jumped on the bonnet of her car, then clambered to the driver’s door, opening it and attempted to physically remove the woman from her car.
A struggle ensued between the female driver and man, during the struggle the man reached inside the car and attempted to grab hold of the keys in the ignition.
During the struggle the foot of the driver came away from the brake pedal and she released her grip from the steering wheel. The vehicle has travelled forward into oncoming traffic, however the victim managed to manoeuvre her vehicle to avoid crashing into an oncoming vehicle. The vehicle hit a brick wall, bringing it to a stop with the man still struggling with the female driver.
The driver of the oncoming vehicle that was narrowly missed pulled over to assist. The man assaulted the driver of the other vehicle before leaving the scene.
The man is described as:
Light skinned, 23-25 years of age, approximately 187cm tall, medium build, light short brown hair, brown Eyes, wearing a light coloured t-shirt and shorts
If you have dash cam footage and were driving in the area around the time of this incident or have any information about this offence make a report online at crimestopperswa.com.au or call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000, where all calls are strictly confidential, and rewards are offered. Please quote Reference Number 8386.