Scooter tried to ram Garda car

A rider on a stolen scooter tried to ram one of two Garda cars giving chase in what is believed to be the first joyriding incident of its kind in this country.

The bizarre cat-and-mouse chase lasted about 15 minutes on the night of November 19 and took place through housing estates in Limerick City.

After trying to ram the Garda car, the scooter driver and his pillion passenger had three near head-on collisions with other cars and swerved off roads to speed along footpaths.