Man dragged from burning car by gardaí following high speed pursuit avoids jail

A man who had to be dragged by gardaí from a burning car after he crashed into another vehicle during a high speed pursuit has avoided a jail term writes Sonya McLean.

Kieran Cox (32) of Thomond Road, Ballyfermot, Dublin, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to endangerment at Littlepace, Clonee, on February 2, 2012. He had lost control of the Volkswagen Passat he was driving after failing to make a left hand turn and crashed into a Toyota Yaris that was stopped at a junction.