Bizarre twist as Good Samaritan who bravely helped free passengers from the crumpled wreckage of an SUV after horror crash is ARRESTED by cops moments later

Daily Mail​

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Two men have been charged after a high-speed crash that was captured on CCTV injured a family of five in Sydney.
A 28-year-old allegedly crashed his black MG SUV into a Mercedes on King Street in Newtown, in the city's Inner West, about 7pm on Monday.
In a shocking twist, a 20-year-old man who rescued the driver from the wreckage was seen moments later topless before being pushed face down into the concrete by police and arrested at the scene.
Security footage from businesses along King Street - which had been packed with the dinner crowd - showed the black MG careened down the wrong side of the road before clipping a silver car and smashing head-on into the Mercedes.
The family in the Mercedes SUV, a 43-year-old male driver, and his passengers – a 67-year-old woman, 42-year-old woman, 12-year-old boy and nine-year-old girl – were all taken to Royal Prince Alfred Hospital with minor injuries.
Three other drivers who had been hit by the MG – a 65-year-old man in a grey BYD sedan, a 26-year-old woman in a white Toyota Corolla and a 26-year-old woman in a silver Toyota Yaris – were not injured.
Paramedics treated the 28-year-old MG SUV driver at the scene before he was taken to St Vincent's Hospital for further assessment and mandatory testing.
He was charged later on Monday evening with driving in a dangerous manner and his licence was suspended.
He was issued a court attendance notice to appear at Newtown Local Court on the Monday 4 August 2025.
One witness told Nine News the crash sounded 'like a bomb'.
The 20-year-old man who had stepped in to pull the driver from his vehicle was subsequently arrested after police alleged he attempted to interfere with their investigations.
He has also been accused of the assault of a female constable.
Footage shows him helping the driver from the car and waiting near the wreckage as paramedics assess him before he is then seen being restrained by an officer on the ground.
It is understood he was a passenger in the MG.
The 20-year-old was taken to Royal Prince Alfred Hospital for treatment, where he allegedly assaulted a male constable and security staff while under police guard.
He was released from the hospital before he was taken to Newtown Police Station where he was charged with hindering or resisting a police officer in the execution of duty.
The man was also charged with assaulting a police officer in execution of duty without aggravated bodily harm and assaulting a frontline emergency worker – no actual bodily harm.