Motorist's terror at egg attack
A LLANELLI driver has relived the terrifying moment he lost control of his car and almost crashed when eggs were thrown at his windscreen from an oncoming car.
The motorist, a traffic warden travelling in an unmarked car, says he slammed on the brakes with his windscreen obscured by the mess and swerved onto the wrong side of the road.
The victim now wants to alert other road users to the risks after being told attacking cars with eggs could be a robbery tactic, while a council spokesman said the "dangerous incident" would be reported to the police.
The driver, who has asked to remain anonymous, said: "I was driving at about 50mph approaching the Pembrey Circuit on Kidwelly Flats when I saw something flying at my windscreen as a car went by in the opposite direction.
"There were at least three eggs that exploded into the windscreen at full force. The combined speed of the vehicles was in excess of 100mph, so there was quite a thudding.
"It frightened me because I did not know what had happened until I came to a stop almost in the hedge on the wrong side of the road.
"If there had been anything coming I could have been killed, because my vision was completely obscured by the eggy mess.
"I made the mistake of putting on the windscreen wipers and washer, which just completely whitewashed the screen. It was completely obscured."
Disappeared
The oncoming car had not stopped after the incident, he claimed, but sped off and disappeared around the bend.
The driver said he thought there were three teenagers in the car and believes he was not the only driver targeted, because when he arrived in Llanelli 15 minutes later, he saw another car near Llanelli North Dock with an egg mess over its windscreen.
"I have since been told that attacking cars with eggs is a robbery tactic used by thieves, because the driver is completely blinded and has to stop, and can be at the mercy of his or her assailants," he added.
The Carmarthenshire Council employee said he reported the incident to his employers because he was on duty in a council vehicle, although it was not identifiable as such.
He added: "I was unsure about telling the police, but I think drivers using that road should be made aware of the possible risks.
"I could easily have been badly injured, robbed or even killed by these foolish pranksters."
A county council spokesman said: "This dangerous incident has been brought to our attention. Because other vehicles were involved in apparently random attacks, we are bringing it to the attention of the police.
"We are also investigating the unattended nature of the sale of the eggs at the side of this busy road."
Police Sergeant Ian Francis said: "Incidents involving objects being thrown at moving vehicles are extremely dangerous and could have very serious consequences. Distracting drivers or obscuring the view out of the windscreen or windows can easily lead to collisions.
"If anyone experiences such an incident they should report it to the police immediately, and they will take the appropriate action."
10 Comments
by Bob, Kidwelly
Thursday, July 29 2010, 9:33AM
“bob an absolute nonsense of an omlette from you again your getting more like uncle albert every day give it a boiled egg and let someone else have a fried egg for a change!!!
eggy
i quite agree surely old bob boy would have had an insurance claim on this due to the said damage also a politcia crime number to boot for the said claim
Isn¿t it about time we made a rule that anyone posting on here should have at least mastered the rudiments of Janet & John Book 1. Then hopefully the rubbish like that above will not appear!”
by Matt, Swansea
Wednesday, July 28 2010, 10:18PM
“Well these youths throwing eggs are complete idiots. I was actually the first person to have had eggs thrown at my windscreen on the same day just after 5pm. I was driving towards the M4 and was just before the Llangennech roundabout when I could see what looked like a brick hurtling towards my windscreen. As I braced for the impact I thought my windscreen was going to shatter into my car and was bricking it. You wouldnt believe the force the egg made. I breaked very heavily so thank god no one was close behind me. Only then did I realise it was an egg. At the time the weather conditions wasnt the best and I was travelling 50-60 mph. Obviously the other car driving in the opposite direction was doing about the same. So I stopped and contacted the police to warn them. It was a shame I couldnt give them much detail of the car in question except it was a silver small car. I was contacted by the police the next day who confirmed another driver had also been egged. Some people think its funny but its not. I lost my sister to a road accident and my parents could of lost another child through the stupidity of these youths. I just hope these people are caught and sorted out my the police before they cause a fatality”
by uncle albert, peck-um
Wednesday, July 28 2010, 8:05PM
“eggy
i quite agree surely old bob boy would have had an insurance claim on this due to the said damage also a politcia crime number to boot for the said claim”
by eggy, bread
Wednesday, July 28 2010, 7:59PM
“bob an absolute nonsense of an omlette from you again your getting more like uncle albert every day give it a boiled egg and let someone else have a fried egg for a change!!!”
by Heather, Mumbles
Wednesday, July 28 2010, 5:54PM
“Steve, swansea; well, well aren't you the clever boy then? Or should I say girl....seeing as your wit is on the feminine side!”
by Steve, swansea
Wednesday, July 28 2010, 4:09PM
“Heather, Mumbles - so you want your parent jailed and/or handed a VERY hefty fines so that they can pay their debt to society for having raised such an awful little SPOILT brat.
Very amusing. It's not your fault at all. We should all blame your parents that you are such an obnoxious individual.
LOL.”
by Heather, Mumbles
Wednesday, July 28 2010, 12:18PM
“I agree Morrison Jack. Back in the late 1980's I had a house in Folkestone, Kent. It was let out and one of my tenants nicked a TV, I called the police and their advice was to, "take em out into the woods one night and give em a good kickin"!
Controversial YES but very effective. What a pity we couldn't do that now.”
by Morriston jack, swansea
Wednesday, July 28 2010, 12:13PM
“I agree the best thing is to catch them yourself and deal with them by other means (not allowed to say what) i have had same lack of response with police on three different occasions so now i will deal with these low life the old fashioned way in future”
by Heather, Mumbles
Wednesday, July 28 2010, 11:43AM
“Catch the little kiddie winkles and lock them up for 2/3 weeks in dark, dingy, damp cells and feed them bread and water - whatever their age!
If the police haven't got the heart to do the job then I will gladly do it for them.
Then you take the parents to court and either jail them or hand them VERY heft fines so that they can pay their debt to society for having raised such awful little SPOILT brats.”
by Bob, Kidwelly
Wednesday, July 28 2010, 8:29AM
“So according to the police if this happens to you report it to them and they will take the appropriate action. Really? Not so long ago I was attacked by someone throwing a building block, not a brick a large building block, off a footbridge in an attempt to kill me.
I reported it straight away to the police and apparently the appropriate action was to completely ignore it. They didn¿t even bother to take a statement or interview any of the people in the car with me at the time. It wasn¿t reported and a case of attempted murder never even got into the official records. And we wonder why according to the official figures crime is going down!”