Vic boy in a coma after coward's punch A MELBOURNE teenager is in an induced coma after being punched once in an apparent case of road rage after a Halloween party. DIANNE Toulson says her 16-year-old son Brock sustained a fractured skull and facial injuries after he was punched on Friday night. Ms Toulson said her son had been drinking before he and two friends left the party at Knoxfield. They were walking along a street when a car swerved at them on the wrong side of the road. Ms Toulson told Fairfax radio her son yelled out at the driver. "The driver of the car then pulled over, jumped out, and said `I'll show you who's an idiot' and Brock was the unfortunate one who was in the front and got hit in the face once, and went down," she said. Ms Toulson said it was lucky her son's head did not land directly on the pavement. "The fact that he landed on his friend's shoe saved him," she said. Ms Toulson said the man, in his 40s, got into his car and drove off but later turned himself to police, who are investigating. Ms Toulson said she flew home from an overseas holiday when told, and said while her son appeared to be through the worst of it, his long-term prognosis was unknown. "He's not in a safe position to wake up yet," Ms Toulson said. "They are going to make an attempt to slowly wake him up over the next few days," she said. It could take months to work out if there's any long-term damage. There's obviously going to be a lot of short-term memory loss and damage, but it could take months and they said he's on a long journey to recovery.