Car chase man ditches pregnant partner

A man left his pregnant partner in a crashed car and fled across fields after losing control of the car while being pursued by gardaí.

The woman was taken to hospital as a precaution but is thought not to have been seriously injured. The driver was arrested a short time later and taken into custody.

A garda patrol near Lissycasey became suspicious of a car being driven on the N68 from Kilrush towards Ennis.