Man gets five years as Garda patrol car rammed

A five-year jail sentence has been imposed on a man who rammed gardaí in a patrol car when he drove at them in reverse at high speed on a narrow country road in North Cork.

Man gets five years as Garda patrol car rammed

Judge Gerard O’Brien said yesterday that two gardaí were almost killed on the night.

“It is appalling that gardaí are exposed to such horrific dangers,” he said. The judge imposed a jail term of seven years with the last two years suspended.

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