A man’s visa is under review after he allegedly got drunk, stole his employer’s car and left it on the train tracks, leaving him hit.
The 23-year-old was at his home in Merungle Hill in central NSW, about 360 miles west of Canberra on Saturday night, where he “consumed a large amount of intoxicating liquor,” police said.
Police said the Vanuatu national, who does not have a driver’s license, grabbed a Hyundai Tucson owned by his boss and drove to nearby Regulator Road.
A man has been charged after stealing the car from his head while drunk and throwing it on the train tracks. (NSW Traffic and Road Patrol)
“Defendant has cleared a 3-4-foot ravine, bounced along the grass for about 60 meters, before hitting the bottom of the track ballast (rocks used to hold the train tracks) “said the NSW Traffic and Highway Patrol.
“The man hit the track ballast, threw himself on the train tracks and landed about 10 meters away from the train tracks.”
He then drove back from the car to the roads where he had gotten stuck, police said, before leaving the car and returning home.
The next morning, a train traveling from Griffith to Sydney arrived at the spot where the car had been dumped. The driver saw it in time and stopped.
A local farmer used his tractor to get the car off the train tracks. (NSW Traffic and Road Patrol)
A local farmer and his tractor helped move the Hyundai off the tracks and the train continues its journey.
“Police attended the drivers’ home and spoke to the man, where he fully entered the police, ”the road patrol said.
He has been charged with taking a car without the owner’s consent, driving without a license, careless driving and obstructing a train.
The 23-year-old will appear in local court in Leeton at a later date and his visa status is under review.