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Inset: Daniel Coman (Orange County Jail). Background: Coman allegedly punches a motorist who stopped to help after an accident (Hans Hamilton via WOFL).
A Good Samaritan in Florida encountered unexpected hostility when he pulled over to assist a driver involved in a highway accident, only to be attacked by the very person he intended to help. The situation escalated further when the assailant turned aggressive toward police officers, authorities reported.
The suspect, 44-year-old Daniel Coman, now faces charges of battery, criminal mischief, and assaulting a law enforcement officer. According to an arrest affidavit, deputies from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched around 10 a.m. on March 30 to a collision site on State Road 429 near Seidel Road in Winter Garden, a suburb of Orlando.
Upon their arrival, officers observed a white Lexus that had collided with a guardrail. Nearby, Hans Hamilton stood beside a Tesla, claiming that Coman had attacked him when he tried to offer assistance.
The arrest report described Coman as “visibly angry and agitated.”
“Daniel was yelling at Hans and using derogatory language,” the affidavit noted. “As I attempted to intervene, Daniel ordered me to back off and used profanity, adopting a threatening and aggressive stance.”
The suspect allegedly tried to shove and punch the deputy. The deputy then slammed Coman to the ground to arrest him, but he allegedly kept resisting. Hamilton and another witness helped put Coman into handcuffs. As the deputy took Coman to his car, the suspect allegedly grabbed another cop in the groin and started kicking a third law enforcement officer.
Hamilton explained he was driving by when he saw the crashed Lexus and pulled over to see if he could help. The victim said Coman hopped onto the hood of his Tesla and started banging and stomping his feet, per cops. Coman then allegedly attacked Hamilton, striking him at least 15 times. Hamilton complained of “extreme pain” to his side and also suffered from lacerations and bruising to his face.
The Tesla had a busted windshield and dents on the hood and roof, per cops.
Hamilton spoke with local Fox affiliate WOFL about the attack.
Coman yelled “I’m going to kill you! I’m going to kill you! And I believed him,” Hamilton told the outlet. “His eyes were demonic, like a monster.”
Hamilton felt scared for his life.
“I fought with everything I had … everything I had to make sure that I was not going to see the roadside for my last view,” he said.
The suspect remained in the Orange County Jail on a $5,000 bond as of Monday afternoon.