Man says he fell out of Garda car after drink-drive arrest in Cork

A man claimed he fell out of a moving patrol car on his way to a Garda station after he had been arrested for drink driving, the High Court heard.

Gardaí claimed however, John O’Brien, of Castle Rd, Knockadoon, Ballymacoda, Co Cork, had deliberately jumped.

The court ruled that, because of a Garda failure to preserve the car for inspection, Mr O’Brien was entitled to an order halting a case against him for attempting to frustrate his prosecution.