BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA – Daniel McConnell \u00a0has shot to fame after telling how – dressed only in his underwear – he chased a driver who crashed into a shop.<\/p>\n
He said his wife first heard the crash at a nearby fish and chip shop, which is run by his friend’s mother. He leapt from bed after the smash in \u00a0the early hours of Thursday.<\/p>\n
Then he followed the driver, who fled the scene, before giving police directions to apprehend him.<\/p>\n
Mr McConnell said in a TV interview viewed millions of times online, “I was just chasing him in me jocks.\u00a0 I come outside in me jocks, and I’ve seen old mate\u2026 and I said, ‘oi, what are you doing there mate, you gotta wait here,’ and he’s like, ‘nah, nah, I fell asleep behind the wheel. He just started taking off, so I’ve run inside, jumped in me little purple car, and started chasing him up the street. He went down a side street, and I told the coppers he went down a side street, and they went and got him.”<\/p>\n
Mr McConnell has been widely praised on social media for his actions and colourful turns of phrase. Some even suggested he be given a bravery award, or promote an underwear brand.<\/p>\n
A 35-year-old man has been charged with unlicensed driving and is expected to appear at Brisbane Magistrates’ Court on January 31.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"