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21/11/2007
Runaway-Ram Driver Jailed
A get-away tactic involving deliberately driving into a patrol car in a bid to stop pursuing Gardai has resulted in the car driver being jailed for three years.
Twenty-year-old Karl O'Rourke, of Kippure Park, Finglas, Dublin, pleaded guilty to unlawful use of a stolen Mitsubishi Space Wagon and dangerous driving at Fortlawn Avenue, Blanchardstown, on May 29th 2006.
Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard the man had taken a "cocktail of drink and drugs" when he was involved in the high-speed chase.
(BMcC)
Twenty-year-old Karl O'Rourke, of Kippure Park, Finglas, Dublin, pleaded guilty to unlawful use of a stolen Mitsubishi Space Wagon and dangerous driving at Fortlawn Avenue, Blanchardstown, on May 29th 2006.
Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard the man had taken a "cocktail of drink and drugs" when he was involved in the high-speed chase.
(BMcC)
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