NSW police minister admits road rage spat
NSW Police Minister David Elliot has denied grabbing a teenage P-platerâs arm during a heated argument on a Sydney road, but admits telling the teenager he âworked for the copsâ.
Mr Elliot says the 17-year-old male driver clipped his car and drove off on Windsor Road, Baulkam Hills, on October 17.
The teenâs father has told The Australian the minister chased his son through the Castle Hill backstreets before grabbing his arm, which Mr Elliot strongly denies.
âI spoke to him through the passengerâs side. No one touched anyone,â Mr Elliot told the newspaper.
However, he did admit that he âblew upâ when the youth refused to exchange contact details and swore at his wife.
âHe claimed he didnât have to so I said I work for the cops,â Mr Elliott said.
âHe didnât believe me so I gave him my business card.
âHe said âshow me your badgeâ. I said âI pay for the badges, I donât get oneâ.â
The boyâs father said when his son phoned him during the verbal altercation he could hear a man âyelling and screamingâ in the background.
âI think in this day and age when road rage is quite high-profile, it is poor form by someone in that position to be (behaving like that),â the father told the newspaper.
âYou have got no right to invade someoneâs personal space.â
The Australian reports that NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has spoken to Mr Elliot about the incident.
The minister said the damage to his car will cost between $500 and $1000 to fix.
âIâll be paying the damage because itâs probably under the excess,â he said.
âBut Iâm dirty about it and furious he swore at my wife.
âEven after I gave him my business card and said he was obliged to exchange details he kept swearing and carrying on.â
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