A hero tradie chased down a driver who was allegedly fleeing a crash scene and hogtied him with duct tape until police arrived.
Robbie Davies, of Townsville, was waiting at traffic lights on Woolcock St on Thursday afternoon when he heard a crash.
A Holden Commodore had come through the intersection and smashed into another car, the Courier Mail reports.
Mr Davies said he then saw a man run from the vehicle and instinctively knew something was wrong, calling out to the man.
A Townsville man has been hailed a hero after chasing down a man who allegedly fled a crash scene on Thursday afternoon
‘The man called out, ‘don’t chase me’ and ran off,’ Mr Davies told the publication.
The tradie said he was in steel capped work boots as he chased after the fleeing driver.
Passing a group of teenagers, Mr Davies grabbed one of their bikes and took off in pursuit of the man.
‘I caught up with him quickly and was peddling behind him for about 100m,’ he said.
‘He looked to jump the fence and I rode straight into him and tackled him while he was not looking at me.
While waiting for police to arrive, Mr Davies said he ‘had his arms tied up a bit’ while the man was ‘pleading with me to let him go’.
The man is facing six drug-related charges and had allegedly been found with $31,500 in cash (stock image)
Another man arrived to help apprehend the man, using duct tape to hold the man’s legs and arms.
Mr Davies’ split second actions led to the arrest of the 27-year-old Bluewater man, confirmed by a police spokesman.
The man is facing six drug-related charges and had allegedly been found with $31,500 in cash.
And while social media has been quick to praise the tradie for his heroic actions, he said he was just an ordinary person.
Mr Davies revealed his actions also occurred as he had had his car stolen a few weeks prior.
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