Police save couple after car accident
Two police have pulled a Frankston couple from their burning car after they crashed into an embankment on the Nepean Highway yesterday.
Driver Darren Browne, 25 was taken to the Alfred Hospital with head injuries and his partner Sally Weinstein, 24 is recovering from a suspected broken arm.
Police say that the incident occurred after Browne turned into a McDonald’s restaurant in Wells Street Frankston to confront a group suspected of throwing a bottle at the rear of his red Nissan Pulsar.
A rock was then allegedly thrown through the windscreen, hitting Mr Browne on the head, knocking him unconscious.
Senior Constable Glenn Paxton and Detective Senior Constable Craig Small witnessed the incident while on patrol and pulled both victims from the front window of their burning car. The police officers were not injured.
Senior Constable Paxton said he saw flames coming from the undercarriage of the car. “Once we had them out, I grabbed a fire extinguisher … and put the flames out.”
Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Simon Overland commended the two officers for their bravery. “The two detectives have risked their lives to come to the aid of civilians. Victoria Police on behalf of the wider community, commend their fast-thinking actions and their bravery.”
Frankston Police are using surveillance footage to identify four Caucasian men that were at the scene.
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