Regional Queensland police are investigating a number of incidents of cars being pelted with fruit in the early hours of the morning at Gympie, about two hours north of Brisbane, smashing windscreens.
Stephen Fitzpatrick was driving to work about 4:30am on Monday when his windscreen was smashed before his eyes.
"I got hit by a mango, a flying mango out of a tree somewhere, and it smashed my windscreen. It was lucky no-one got hurt," he said.
"I was just driving through slowly and then the next minute this big bang."
Mr Fitzpatrick said he had no doubt that the fruit was thrown and did not fall from a tree.
The damage was so severe he had to pull over.
"A couple of minutes later another bloke pulled up beside me and (his car) got hit by a pineapple," Mr Fitzpatrick said.
He reported the incidents to Gympie Police and was told that another car was struck earlier that morning.
Police have told the ABC that a 15-year-old boy has been dealt with under the provisions of the Juvenile Justices Act.
Another youth is being questioned by police and investigations are continuing to identify and locate a third individual.
Witness sees people 'leaping over fences'
A nearby resident, who happened to be awake in the early hours of the morning, also alerted police after hearing noises outside.
"I thought they were chucking rocks at cars … then running through my yard, the next door neighbour's yard, and all over the place," the resident, who did not want to be named, said.
"The way they were leaping over the fences they should've been in the Commonwealth Games."
Mr Fitzpatrick's daughter Bonita wrote on social media that it was disgraceful act.
"So very grateful my dad was able to keep his cool and pull over safely," she said.
Mr Fitzpatrick, who was uninsured, has had to replace the windscreen at a cost of $200.
