Driver overreacted to garda warning

A MOTORIST who was being given a verbal warning about driving with a mobile phone overreacted to such an extent that it took two gardaí to hold him down and they had to call for back-up.

Judge Seán Ó Donnabháin described it as a very serious case and he remanded the man in custody overnight.

The incident occurred at a routine checkpoint at lunchtime on December 13, 2010, in Cork city. Thomas Ryan, aged 32, who has anger management issues, was described as bringing the whole thing on himself.