Garda saves lives of mother and baby during car chase

THE driver of a Garda patrol car put his life on the line yesterday to protect a mother and baby during a 40km high-speed chase through Co Cork in which dozens of motorists were forced off the road, Garda cars were rammed and speeds in excess of 160km/h were reached.

The drama unfolded shortly after 8.30am yesterday when gardaí picked up reports of a car driver, wearing a crash helmet, speeding on the wrong side of the main Buttevant-Mallow Road in Co Cork.

The driver, a man in his 30s from Kilmallock, Co Limerick, was on his way to a court appearance in Cork city.