Crazy moment ute driver rams stolen car off the road - as magistrate slams motorist for taking the law into his own hands
- Kyal Stuart Frunks, 31, chased down and rammed a stolen car off the road
- Both cars lost control and Frunks' ute was forced on the wrong side of the road
- Frunks was sentenced to 18 months jail that was suspended for two years
Dashcam footage has captured the moment a ute driver rammed a stolen car off the road before a magistrate slammed the driver for taking the law into his own hands.
Kyal Stuart Frunks, 31, drove at speed as he chased the stolen Holden Commodore down a highway near Townsville, in Queensland's north east.
The clip shows the two cars as they pull in front of a truck in the wild pursuit, which ended in a smash at the side of the road on December 10 last year.
Footage of the shocking moment showed Kyal Stuart Frunks, 31, as he chased a stolen blue Holden Commodore around the front of a truck before the two collided
In the footage the two cars narrowly avoided the truck before Frunks' white ute crashed and was forced across the road.
Frunks was sentenced to 18 months in prison but it was suspended for two years
The driver also had his licence disqualified for a year.
Magistrate Ross Mack slammed Frunks for his actions and said he was lucky he didn't face further charges, reported the Townsville Bulletin.
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'It's not acceptable for members of the public to take the law into their own hands,' Mr Mack said.
'The consequence of this driving could have been tragic any number of times and it's sheer blind good luck you're facing the magistrates court and not the district court on far more serious charges.
'You might count yourself very fortunate indeed you are not confronted with the situation where multiple deaths have occurred as a consequence of what you did.'
Magistrate Ross Mack slammed Frunks' vigilantism and said he was lucky he did not face further charges for killing other road users
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