A man has been charged over a suspected domestic violence incident in Perth in which a woman was allegedly hit by a car before the driver crashed into a fence.
Police rushed to the scene near the intersection of Amherst Street and Blinco Street in Fremantle after reports of a collision on Saturday afternoon.
CCTV footage shows that the car crashed into a fence shortly after a woman was allegedly hit on the street.
The woman fell from the car as it reportedly drove down the street before climbing the curb and crashing into the fence of a nearby home.
It is believed that a man and a woman – both in their 20s – who know each other, were involved in an altercation in the car before the incident. Western Australian reported.
A man has appeared in court over a suspected domestic violence incident in Fremantle
Margaret and John Siinmaa were busy cleaning up their front yard on Sunday morning where the red Mazda plowed through.
“I’m not worried about the fence, I just hope she’s doing well,” Ms. Siinmaa told the publication.
Another neighbor tried to help turn off the car but it was too mangled.
Off-duty nurses provided first aid to the injured woman until paramedics arrived on scene.
The woman was rushed to Royal Perth Hospital with serious injuries, where she remains in a stable condition.
The woman was rushed to Royal Perth Hospital with serious injuries, where she remains in a stable condition.
Daniel Komboni, 25, faces a range of charges including dangerous driving causing bodily harm, impairing the breathing of another person and stealing a motor vehicle
Daniel Komboni, 25, was charged with dangerous driving occasioning actual bodily harm, unlawful assault, obstructing the breathing of another and threatening to commit an unlawful act.
He was charged with a range of other crimes, including stealing a motor vehicle and possession of cannabis and drug paraphernalia.
Jack Dunkeld recalled how his girlfriend had to jump out of the way to avoid being hit by the car.
The next day she was still shaken by the near miss.
The couple went to the end of their driveway to see what was going on after hearing lots of honking horns and yelling.
“The woman just fell out onto the curb when the car hit her,” Mr Dunkeld recalled.
‘The next thing we know it comes over the back of the driveway where we were standing, so unfortunately my girlfriend had to run away to avoid being hit.’
Komboni was due to appear in court later on Sunday.
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The woman allegedly hit was taken to Royal Perth Hospital with serious injuries