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Subscriber only A firefighter and police officer who attended a car crash at Brunswick Heads were allegedly punched by the teen driver. Tweed Byron Police District reported that about 12.15am on Wednesday, 27 January 2021, a Toyota Camry was travelling on Brunswick Valley Way, Brunswick Heads, when it hit a sign and mounted a roundabout, causing the front end of the vehicle to become lodged on rocks. When Rural Fire Service officers arrived shortly after and the driver, a 16 - year - old boy, became verbally abusive before allegedly punching one of them in the neck. Police attended and spoke to the teen who was argumentative and agitated before being subjected to a roadside breath test, returning a positive result.
Photo: Aslan Shand.
Motorists travelling from Ocean Shores to Brunswick Heads were met with the unusual sight of a car mounted on the roundabout at Brunswick Valley Way and Riverside Crescent on Wednesday morning.
Detective Chief Inspector Matt Kehoe from Byron Bay police station told
The Echo that police responded to the incident around midnight and arrested the young driver.
The 16-year-old was charged with domestic violence assault, assault police, resisting arrest, special range drink driving, and being an unaccompanied learner. Bail was refused and he was due to face the Ballina Children’s Court on Wednesday.
Detective Chief Inspector Kehoe said the driver’s family was making arrangements for the removal of the car.