RIVERLAND residents have voiced their dismay over a series of egging incidents that occurred in the Berri Barmera area.
More than three people have claimed to have had their vehicles egged by alleged vandals earlier this month, with some leaving a considerable amount of paint damage in their wake.
One victim, Winkie resident Josh Quinn, said his father’s car was egged earlier this month in what had appeared to be a random incident.
Mr Quinn said his family had been travelling home after returning from his birthday dinner when the vehicle was egged just before the Hardwick Road intersection on the Old Sturt Highway around 11.25pm.
“We were heading towards Glossop when a dark blue four-by-four passed us and threw at least one egg at us, (causing) damage to the driver’s side mirror and the driver’s side pillar,” he said.
“We turned around to try and get a better look at the car, but they had already started to accelerate to speeds well above the posted 90km/h limit on that road, as they were probably a good kilometre up the road in the 20 seconds it had taken us to do a U-turn.
“The police were actively looking for them that night but were unable to find the vehicle.”
A South Australia Police spokesperson said Riverland police received four calls from motorists advising eggs had been thrown at their cars while driving in the Riverland on Saturday, July 4.
The spokesperson said Riverland police are still investigating the incident, including reports of a dark coloured Nissan Ute being involved.
Mr Quinn said these types of incidents have the potential to end quite badly, and he would like to see the person or people responsible pay for the damage caused.
“If it was raining, which it was not even five minutes beforehand, and the egg had smashed on the windscreen, it can completely distort and obscure the drivers vision,” he said.
“If this had happened to an inexperienced or elderly driver, the potential for a serious accident to occur would have been significantly higher.
“This sort of behaviour has absolutely no place on our roads, or in general, (as) it’s an incredibly stupid, dangerous and childish thing to do, with consequences far greater than most people that do this think.
“I would like to see whoever it was come forward and own up to what they have done, and pay for the damage to all cars involved, but as I would assume the people in that car to be fairly young, I am certainly not holding my breath.”
Anyone with information on any of these incidents is asked to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.