Teen hit a tree trying to escape gardaí

A Dublin youth, who drove a stolen car across a green and crashed into a tree in a bid to escape from gardaí, has been put off the road for four years.

The 16-year-old repeat offender was banned from driving for four years at the Dublin Children’s Court by Judge John O’Connor who spared him a custodial sentence subject to strict conditions.

He noted that there have been efforts to place the youth in care for his own protection.