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No jail for youth who crashed into Cowen car

A teenager who crashed into a stationary Garda Special Branch car, which was escorting former Taoiseach Brian Cowen, during a high-speed garda chase has today avoided a jail term at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

Fri, 27 Apr, 2012 - 19:12

A teenager who crashed into a stationary Garda Special Branch car, which was escorting former Taoiseach Brian Cowen, during a high-speed garda chase has today avoided a jail term at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

He refused to stop the stolen Mazda 323 he was driving when ordered to do so by gardaí.

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Courts Heathrow Place: Croftwood Park Place: Ballyfermot Place: Dublin 8 Person: Cowen Person: Taoiseach Person: Brian Cowen Person: Petria McDonnell Person: McDonnell Person: Cathal McNamara Person: Derek Cooney Person: BL Person: Gda McNamara Person: James Dwyer Person: Dwyer Organisation: Garda Organisation: Dublin Circuit Criminal Court Organisation: Mazda

<p>The crash occurred on the Oliver Plunkett Road, near Monkstown Farm in Dún Laoghaire, at around 3pm on Sunday. Picture: Stephen Collins/Collins </p>

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