A man has been charged with breaking the windows of an Uber vehicle with a hammer this morning in east Melbourne. Police say the man was picked up at Carlton for a planned trip to Surrey Hills before a payment dispute broke out in Blackburn just after 7.30am.
When the car entered Lalwa Street, police allege that the passenger began damaging the shared car with a hammer.
A man has been arrested after allegedly breaking the windows of an Uber vehicle. (new)
The driver, who was not injured during the incident, told police he stopped at a hardware store during the trip so the passenger could make a purchase.
A witness said the vehicle was completely destroyed.
“Everything was shattered by the side mirror and the rear windshield has a big hole,” he said.
A 42-year-old man was arrested at 1:30 p.m. today at a Canterbury Road mall in Forest Hill.
The man was charged with criminal damages, theft and driving offenses and will go to trial in October.