‘Stolen €180,000 jeep crashed through barrier’

A PORSCHE jeep worth €180,000 that was stolen in Kinsale at the weekend was crashed through a security barrier at Cork Airport in an attempt to get away from pursuing gardaí, it was claimed in court yesterday.

Detective Garda Maurice Downey told Cork District Court that a garda holding onto the Dublin-registered 2003 vehicle was dragged eight to 10 feet. He said that the jeep narrowly missed a head-on collision with another vehicle and was eventually driven through a security barrier.

It is alleged the vehicle was stolen on Saturday night/Sunday morning and parked at Cork Airport, where it was picked up at 9.40pm on Sunday.