{"id":218424,"date":"2026-04-04T07:19:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T07:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/218424\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T07:19:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T07:19:16","slug":"im-going-to-kill-you-good-samaritan-describes-attack-on-central-florida-expressway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/218424\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I\u2019m going to kill you:\u2019 Good Samaritan describes attack on Central Florida expressway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. \u2013 A good Samaritan who was ambushed and attacked while trying to help an apparent car crash victim believes the motorist wanted to take his life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cHe kept saying, \u2018I\u2019m going to kill you! I\u2019m going to kill you!\u201d Hans Hamilton told News 6 in an exclusive interview about the violent altercation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Hamilton was driving north on the 429 Expressway near Walt Disney World on Monday when he noticed a white Lexus had crashed into a guardrail and a man lying in the grass nearby.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cI saw the body there and my immediate thought was he\u2019s dead,\u201d Hamilton told News 6. \u201cSo I rolled down my window and said, \u2018Hey, are you okay?\u2019 No response.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">[WATCH: Footage from Tesla show attack on good Samaritan along Florida expressway]<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Moments later, video captured by cameras on Hamilton\u2019s Tesla shows the apparent car crash victim quickly standing up and running towards the Good Samaritan\u2019s vehicle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cHe got up once he heard my door close,\u201d said Hamilton. \u201cHe was waiting for that door to close, and that\u2019s when he pounced, and it just happened. I was just stunned.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Videos show the man climbing on the Tesla\u2019s hood and roof, shattering the windshield, and then tackling Hamilton as he tried to get back in his car.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cAfter he jumped on top of me, I have very little recollection,\u201d said Hamilton. \u201cAll I kept thinking was, \u2018You\u2019re not going kill me. Fight, fight, flight!\u2019 Nothing else.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">For nearly 30 seconds, videos show the man repeatedly punching Hamilton in the head, face, neck and back.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The good Samaritan believes he was able to subdue the attacker by hitting him in the throat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cI was nailing that jugular as hard as I could, as many times as I could,\u201d said Hamilton. \u201cClearly, I got up. And clearly he didn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">When an Orange County deputy arrived, Hamilton said he and another bystander helped hold the man on the ground while the deputy handcuffed him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cI wish that cop would have shot him,\u201d Hamilton said. \u201cThat man was trying to kill me. He just did not succeed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Deputies identified the attacker as 44-year-old Daniel Coman.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Coman was arrested on charges of battery on a law enforcement officer, resisting an officer with violence, assault on a law enforcement officer, battery and criminal mischief.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Hamilton believes prosecutors should charge Coman with attempted murder.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cIn my mind, you don\u2019t beat somebody like that without the intention of killing them,\u201d Hamilton said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The Orange County Sheriff\u2019s Office initially requested that Coman be held in jail without bond.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">During Coman\u2019s initial court hearing, which records show he did not attend because he was in the hospital, Circuit Court Judge Barbara Leach set bond at $5,000.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The judge also ordered Coman to have no contact with Hamilton.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">A transcript of the hearing was not immediately available.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">A spokesperson for Orange-Osceola State Attorney Monique Worrell did not respond to an email from News 6 on Friday inquiring whether prosecutors requested a higher bond for Coman during that initial court hearing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Representatives for Orange County Sheriff John Mina did not respond to an email from News 6 asking if the agency had concerns about the bond amount set by the judge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cI\u2019m terrified,\u201d said Coman, who believes Coman\u2019s bond amount is too low. \u201cI don\u2019t feel safe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Coman remained in jail Friday afternoon, records show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Hamilton was taken to a hospital after the attack, where he said he was treated for a brain bleed and four broken ribs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">To help pay for his medical and auto insurance deductibles, Hamilton has set up a <a href=\"https:\/\/gofund.me\/be72b8795\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/gofund.me\/be72b8795\">GoFundMe account<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cNobody budgets for someone trying to kill you,\u201d said Hamilton. \u201cWe don\u2019t have tens of thousands of dollars sitting in an account. We are going to be financially in trouble.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Despite the attack that left him sore, bruised and struggling to pay bills, Hamilton said he does not regret being a good Samaritan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cDon\u2019t let my story scare you,\u201d said Hamilton. \u201cLet it make you be cautious. But please, if we don\u2019t stick together and help each other, we\u2019re in trouble. Be cautious. 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