Teenager who caused five accidents gets three years

A teenager whose dangerous driving resulted in five car accidents, one involving the Garda patrol car that was chasing him, has been given three years' detention at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

Sergeant Walter Sweeney told Judge Patrick McCartan that nine people, including two children, were brought to hospitals with minor injuries after some of the victims had to be cut from their damaged cars. The road, which was close to Dublin Airport, also had to be closed off to allow access for the emergency services.