Dramatic footage shows a citizens' arrest after car smashes into a home, hitting a teenager who was left in a coma
- A driver, 36, crashed into a Perth home where Adam Mercer, 19, was sleeping
- The teenager was thrown from the bed and pinned against the wall of his home
- He was taken to hospital with serious head injuries and put into an induced coma
- The driver was charged with failing to stop and assist after the brutal crash
Dramatic footage has shown a man being pinned to the ground by enraged neighbours after he allegedly drove a car into a suburban home, leaving a teenager who was sleeping inside in a coma.
The driver, 36, allegedly slammed the Subaru Impreza car into a home at Caversham in Perth's north-west at midday on Tuesday before attempting to leave the scene.
While some neighbours rushed to help 19-year-old TAFE student Adam Mercer inside the home, others tackled and pinned down the driver in a citizens' arrest.
A 36-year-old driver allegedly drove into a Perth home and struck 19-year-old TAFE student Adam Mercer (pictured) who was sleeping at the time of the crash
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In footage of the arrest the driver appeared to be disorientated as neighbours held him down.
'What's going on? You know what the f*** is going on,' a woman screamed.
Mr Mercer's family said the teenager was sleeping in his bed at the time of the crash before he was violently thrown across the room by the impact of the car, according to 9 News.
The driver allegedly attempted to flee the scene before he was tackled and pinned down by neighbours in a citizens arrest
Dru Wishart was standing nearby when the Subaru Impreza crashed into the home and worked with Mr Mercer's mother to tend to the 19-year-old until paramedics arrived.
'He wasn't near the car he was pushed up against the wall with rubble on top of him,' she said.
Ms Wishart said she worked his with mother to keep the teenager still as he faded in and out of consciousness.
Mr Mercer was thrown across his bedroom and pinned against the wall. It took paramedics half an hour to free him
It took paramedics half an hour to rescue the student from the rubble before he was rushed to Royal Perth Hospital with serious head injuries and placed into an induced coma.
The driver was arrested by police and taken to hospital for a blood test.
He was charged with Driver Failed to Stop and Ensure Assistance Received after Incident Occasioning Grievous Bodily Harm.
The driver is due to appear before the Midland Magistrates Court today, 22 April 2020.
