'You know you want to fight me': Road rage victims feared for their lives
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A road rage victim has told how she and her partner feared for their lives as they were targeted by an out-of-control driver in Adelaide’s north.

The couple are now appealing for the community’s help to identify the man responsible after he damaged their car, leaving them out of pocket.

Mother-of-three Brittaney Elliot said she was in the passenger seat and her partner behind the wheel when a red SUV started driving erratically on the Salisbury Highway a week ago.

The family car was taken off the road, forcing Brittaney Elliot to pick up extra shifts at work to cover the cost of repairs. (9News)

At the intersection of Elder Smith Road at Mawson Lakes, about 13 kilometres north of the CBD, the rogue driver got out of his car and approached their vehicle. 

“The second I saw him at the window I freaked out,” an at-times emotional Elliot told 9News.

“He was swearing a lot. He was saying ‘get out the car, you know you want to fight me’, hitting his chest, ‘get out, get out’.”

He smashed through the driver-side window with his fist before driving away.

“(He) eventually punched through the glass and it fell down in on my partner, it cut his hands, got some cuts on his face and leg,” Elliot said.

The family car was taken off the road, forcing Elliot to pick up extra shifts at work to cover the cost of repairs. 

Mother-of-three Brittaney Elliot said she was in the passenger seat and her partner behind the wheel when a red SUV started driving erratically on the Salisbury Highway a week ago. (9News)

“It’s tough because it’s less time with my family,” she said.

The incident has been reported to police but the driver hasn’t been identified. 

“Like it’s alright, I know we’re going to find this guy, and I know we will,” Elliot said.

Authorities advise avoiding any heated clashes while driving but if caught in a road rage incident, a motorist should stay in their car and call for help.

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