Man who led gardaí on drunken chase in stolen car jailed for three and a half years

A Greek man who led gardaí on a drunken chase in a stolen car before causing a multi-vehicle collision at a busy junction has been jailed for three and a half years

A Greek man who led gardaí on a drunken chase in a stolen car before causing a multi-vehicle collision at a busy junction has been jailed for three and a half years, writes Fiona Ferguson.

Kosmas Ompante (29), who had a litre bottle of vodka in the Mercedes car and admitted taking tablets, later expressed remorse during garda interview and said: “I hope I haven't killed anyone.”