{"id":281368,"date":"2026-05-22T21:49:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T21:49:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/281368\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T21:49:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T21:49:12","slug":"new-video-shows-florida-motorist-fighting-deputy-after-good-samaritan-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/281368\/","title":{"rendered":"New video shows Florida motorist fighting deputy after good Samaritan attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. \u2013 New video footage obtained exclusively by News 6 shows a motorist fighting an Orange County deputy sheriff just minutes after attacking a good Samaritan on a Central Florida expressway.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cGet the f*** away from me!\u201d the motorist repeatedly screamed before the deputy tackled him to the ground and handcuffed him as the good Samaritan assisted, the video shows.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">[WATCH: Full Bodycam Video | WARNING: Video includes disturbing language. Viewer discretion advised]<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Hans Hamilton was driving up the 429 Expressway near Walt Disney World on March 30 when he noticed a car that had collided with a guardrail.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clickorlando.com\/news\/investigators\/2026\/04\/03\/video-good-samaritan-ambushed-on-central-florida-expressway\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.clickorlando.com\/news\/investigators\/2026\/04\/03\/video-good-samaritan-ambushed-on-central-florida-expressway\/\">Video captured by cameras<\/a> on Hamilton\u2019s Tesla appeared to show a man staggering out of the driver\u2019s side door and collapsing in the grass.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">After Hamilton pulled over to help, video footage previously obtained by News 6 showed the man jumping on the hood and roof of the Tesla, shattering the windshield.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The motorist then tackled Hamilton and repeatedly punched him, the video showed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Hamilton, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clickorlando.com\/news\/investigators\/2026\/04\/03\/im-going-to-kill-you-good-samaritan-describes-attack-on-central-florida-expressway\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.clickorlando.com\/news\/investigators\/2026\/04\/03\/im-going-to-kill-you-good-samaritan-describes-attack-on-central-florida-expressway\/\">who said he suffered a brain bleed and broken ribs during the roadside assault<\/a>, was able to get away from the man as other people driving by called 911.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">When Orange County deputy sheriff Gregory Radiger arrived at the scene, video footage captured by his body-worn camera shows Hamilton and another bystander waiting by the Tesla.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The motorist who had attacked Hamilton was sitting in the grass near his damaged car.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cWhat happened with the crash today?\u201d Radiger asked the man.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cNo hablo Ingl\u00e9s, por favor,\u201d the man replied, indicating he spoke Spanish instead of English. \u201cHablo Espa\u00f1ol.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cHe\u2019s lying!\u201d Hamilton told the deputy. \u201cHe spoke perfect English.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The motorist then stood up and began charging towards the deputy, the video shows.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Get the f*** away from me now!\u201d the man yelled at Radiger. \u201cGet the f*** away from me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">As the man appeared to shove the deputy, the video shows Radiger tackle him to the ground.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cThe guy in the Signal 4 (vehicle accident) is fighting me,\u201d the deputy called out over his agency radio. \u201cI\u2019m trying to cuff him right now.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">As Radiger struggled to restrain the man while retrieving his handcuffs, Hamilton and another bystander helped hold him on the ground, the video shows.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cStop! I\u2019m dying!\u201d the man screamed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cWe\u2019re trying to help you,\u201d Hamilton replied.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Moments later, the man mentioned Hamilton\u2019s car, which the video showed him damaging, and the vehicle manufacturer\u2019s chief executive.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cF*** you and your Tesla,\u201d he said. \u201cTesla sucks. Elon Musk is going to work for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">As Radiger tried putting the handcuffed motorist into a patrol vehicle, the video shows the man continuing to struggle with the deputy and three other law enforcement officers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cGet them off!\u201d the man screamed as another deputy tackled him to the ground again. \u201cI\u2019m going to strike you!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">While attempting to control the man, the video indicates that one of the other deputies was struck in the groin.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cTrump, save me! Donald Trump, save me, please,\u201d the motorist yelled as deputies and paramedics strapped him to a gurney. \u201cCall Donald Trump. He\u2019s my friend.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Before being loaded into an ambulance and taken to the hospital, the motorist made several homophobic comments, the video shows.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cI hope the Lord does not kill you tomorrow,\u201d the motorist told the first responders.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Deputies later identified the motorist as Daniel Coman, 44.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Prosecutors have charged Coman with aggravated battery, a second-degree felony punishable by up to 15 years in prison. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">He is also charged with battery on a law enforcement officer, resisting an officer with violence, and criminal mischief in relation to the incident on the 429 expressway.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Separately, prosecutors have charged Coman with criminal mischief for allegedly jumping on a woman\u2019s car and damaging it shortly before the good Samaritan attack, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clickorlando.com\/news\/local\/2026\/04\/21\/new-charge-filed-against-suspect-in-central-florida-expressway-attack-on-good-samaritan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.clickorlando.com\/news\/local\/2026\/04\/21\/new-charge-filed-against-suspect-in-central-florida-expressway-attack-on-good-samaritan\/\">court records show.<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Coman, who was later released from jail on bond, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clickorlando.com\/news\/local\/2026\/04\/08\/man-pleads-not-guilty-to-attacking-good-samaritan-on-central-florida-expressway\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.clickorlando.com\/news\/local\/2026\/04\/08\/man-pleads-not-guilty-to-attacking-good-samaritan-on-central-florida-expressway\/\">has pleaded not guilty to all charges. <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">His attorney did not immediately respond to an email from News 6 offering an opportunity to comment.<\/p>\n<p>Breaking News Alerts<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kiwhtN\">Get breaking news alerts delivered to your inbox.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 by WKMG ClickOrlando &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. \u2013 New video footage obtained exclusively by News 6 shows a motorist fighting an Orange&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":281369,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[15288,2659,409,30577,28,30,29,2444,2026,1598,1335,2546,3395],"class_list":["post-281368","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-florida","tag-attack","tag-disney-world","tag-donald-trump","tag-elon-musk","tag-florida","tag-florida-headlines","tag-florida-news","tag-good-samaritan","tag-investigators","tag-law-enforcement","tag-orange-county","tag-strange-florida","tag-tesla"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/281368","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=281368"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/281368\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/281369"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=281368"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=281368"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=281368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}