A man wielding an axe pursued and rammed another driver in a terrifying road rage attack that led to the break-up of the Loyal Crims gang, wanted over a series of alleged violent crimes.
The frenzied, shirtless driver of a silver two-door hatchback is shown pursuing a Mercedes, whose driver recorded the incident on a dashcam last August near Ewingsdale at Byron Bay.
The attacker, who was later sent to jail for two years, is shown gesturing wildly and waving a hatchet before ramming the Mercedes twice.
Initially, the attacker is shown speeding up behind the Mercedes, then stopping in the middle of the three-line M1 as he tries to run the driver off the road.
'Oh, he's got an axe dude!' says one man to another inside the Mercedes being chased on the dash cam video.
The car being pursued edges around the attacker's car before screeching into a U-turn and speeding off in the opposite direction.
But the silver hatchback quickly follows, and its driver rams the back of the Mercedes, twice.
'Ohhhh. Keep driving! 'Holy f***,' one shouts as the hatchback slams into their rear for the first time.
The shaken occupants are heard agreeing it was best to head to the Byron Bay police station to report the incident.
After the second time the attacker rams the Mercedes, his vehicle is shown spinning out of control, and with significant damage.
The attacker then speeds off in a different direction.
Social media users were quick to applaud the driver of the Mercedes after footage of the situation went viral online.
'Glad the rager received a two-year sentence. And good on these lads for remaining calm,' wrote one commenter.
'How were you guys so calm. Honestly I would have crumbled the second he hit my car. Awesome job lads, glad you’re OK,' shared another.
'That was intense. And you got it all on camera, thanks for that. This is like an assassination attempt like movie car chases.'
A man wielding an axe pursued and rammed another driver in a terrifying road rage attack near Byron Bay that led to police breaking up a notorious gang
New South Wales Police arrested a 47-year-old man over the incident the same day and later announced his arrest was part of a major investigations into the Loyal Crims gang in Northern NSW.
Strike Force Raptor and the State Crime Command’s Robbery and Serious Crime Squad joined forces on the investigation, leading to five arrests over
