Man jailed for crashing stolen jeep into Garda car

A 21-year-old man who stole a Honda jeep and crashed it into an oncoming Garda car has been jailed for three years by Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

Noel Deans, a father-of-one from Greenwood Lawns, Coolock pleaded guilty to stealing the jeep on Main Street, Malahide on February 4, 2003 after he saw that the keys had been left inside while the owner went to the post office.