Driver who was pulled over by Gardaí responded by eating ice cream

A motorist who drove while on a mobile phone was questioned by a garda on the side of the road but he reacted by eating a small tub of ice cream in front of the officer.

Later, when Garda Kieran Crowley informed Patrick Lynch, aged 44, of Brookville, Ballygarvan, Co Cork, that he was seizing the Citroen Dispatch van, the defendant cut off all communication with the guard and began reading a book.

During the incident, Lynch was asked for his name on a number of occasions and the only answer he gave was “human being”.