A Bay of Plenty mother says she was pursued for five kilometres and repeatedly rammed by another driver in a Christmas Day road rage attack that left her vehicle undriveable and her children terrified. "Out of fright, I had to swerve to avoid being hit, and I tooted," Rachel told 1News. After turning down a side street, the driver allegedly waited at the intersection with King St before pursuing Rachel's car. "He gets right up my ass, so close that I couldn't see anything but his windscreen," Rachel told 1News. (Source: Rachel)"I just, instinctively, I put my foot down, and so, he actually hit the back corner of my car, right where my son was sitting.

Source: Stuff December 26, 2025 20:12 UTC