A man has been arrested after crashing into an unmarked garda car before leading officers on a high-speed pursuit.
The incident required numerous units of An Garda Siochana to keep track of the driver amid the chase, with the garda helicopter playing a vital role.
A garda spokesperson confirmed: “Gardaí arrested and charged a man as part of an investigation into several dangerous driving incidents that occurred on the evening of Wednesday 29th March 2023 in the Dublin Metropolitan Region (DMR)”.
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It is understood that the incident occurred at around 10:15 pm on Wednesday, March 29, when a car on Clonard Road in Crumlin “failed to stop when requested to do so by Gardaí”.
While trying to evade Gardaí, the driver reversed his car into an unmarked Garda patrol vehicle and then accelerated from the scene.
“A managed containment operation then commenced encompassing multiple districts within the DMR,” gardai said.
“During this operation, the offending vehicle was involved in several dangerous driving incidents and many vehicles had to take evasive action to avoid a collision.
“The Garda Air Support Unit assisted in this operation and provided aerial support to ground units.
“The operation concluded when the driver alighted the offending vehicle on Lurgan Street, Dublin 7, and was arrested by Gardaí”.
The man, aged in his 20s, was detained at a Garda Station in Dublin under the provisions of Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.
He has since been charged and is expected to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice, Dublin, this morning on March 31, 2023.
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