Youth ‘swerved towards Garda car’

A 17-year-old male driver tried to ram two garda cars during a 40-minute morning car chase across south Clare and Limerick City, the Children’s Court has heard.

At the Children’s Court in Ennis yesterday, the Limerick youth, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared in connection with 29 separate charges arising from what Det Sgt Kevin O’Hagan alleged was “a crime spree” on February 10 of this year.

In court, Det Sgt O’Hagan of Shannon Garda Station said that in two instances during the car chase, it will be alleged that the youth swerved at two Garda patrol cars which had pulled up alongside the 15 L Renault Clio the youth was driving.