Queensland Police is investigating after an incident which saw one of its officers lose his cool after a motorist disobeyed an instruction to pull over on a Sunshine Coast road.
The clip, posted on the 9 News Queensland Instagram account, shows the officer – complete in high-visibility gear and a helmet – walking from the side of the road where his police motorcycle was parked.
It’s believed speed checks were being carried out in a school zone, with the officer seemingly catching a vehicle exceeding the speed limit.
In doing so, the policeman then instructs the driver of a black BMW 5 Series to pull to the kerb, walking into the centre of the road to block the car’s path, gesturing towards the side of the road.
Yet the black BMW does not stop.
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Instead, the driver swerves around the officer and carries on, blatantly – and illegally – disobeying the command.
While this may seem interesting enough, the officer doesn’t take the disregard for his authority lying down: he instead makes his dissatisfaction known by aggressively lobbing his police radio at the car.
The radio hits the side window of the BMW bouncing back towards the officer violently before landing on the road.
It’s not known why the motorist refused to pull over, with the assumption they had been caught speeding and saw the move to avoid a speeding infringement.
Yet the vehicle’s registration was recorded – in the clip posted to social media at least – making the owner responsible for disobeying the move.
There’s no indication that the vehicle was stolen.
School zones in Queensland are typically 40km/h in areas where the regular speed limit is 50, 60 or 70km/h.
Speeding in school zones attracts double points across the state, with a minimum fine of $174 for travelling up to 10km/h over the posted limit resulting in two demerit points.
Queensland Police can be contacted on 131 444.
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