A Garda is injured after being hit and ‘carried for a distance’ by a stolen car.
The shocking scenes unfolded on Monday night in Co Wexford, as gardai responded to a report of a car being stolen from a residential premises in Gorey.
During the early hours of this morning, they located the vehicle which was parked in the Willow Park estate.
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As officers approached the vehicle on foot, the driver drove it away. But while attempting to stop the car, a Garda was “carried by the vehicle for a distance before falling”.
The Garda was taken to Wexford General Hospital, where he was treated for shoulder and arm injuries.
A spokesperson said: “The injured Garda member is receiving support from his colleagues and local Garda Management and the wider Organisational supports of the Peer Support Service, Chief Medical Officer and 24hour counselling service will be provided, to him and his colleagues, as required.”
The stolen vehicle and the suspects were tracked down a short time later. Two men, aged in their 20s and late teens, were arrested and taken to Gorey Garda Station where they are detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.
Gardai have launched an investigation into endangerment and the theft of a car.
In a statement on Tuesday, they said: “Garda are investigating an incident of endangerment and the theft of a car from a residential premises in Gorey, Co. Wicklow, late yesterday evening, Monday, 19th December 2022.
“Gardai located the vehicle and its occupants in the early hours of this morning, parked in the Willow Park estate in Gorey. Gardai approached the car on foot, at which point the driver drove the stolen vehicle away. A member of An Garda Síochána attempting to stop the car was carried by the vehicle for a distance before falling. The male Garda member was taken to Wexford General Hospital for treatment of shoulder and arm injuries.
“The stolen vehicle and suspects were located a short time later. Two men aged in their 20s and late teens were arrested and taken to Gorey Garda Station where they are currently detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.
“The injured Garda member is receiving support from his colleagues and local Garda Management and the wider Organisational supports of the Peer Support Service, Chief Medical Officer and 24hour counselling service will be provided, to him and his colleagues, as required. Investigations are ongoing.”
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