Drunk driver jailed after leaving garda for dead in ditch

Niamh McDonnell has been jailed for seven years with the final two suspended. Picture: Brendan Gleeson

A mother-of-two who mowed down a garda, severing his foot and leaving him for dead in a ditch, has been jailed for seven years with the final two suspended.

Niamh McDonnell, aged 30, Gortskagh, Castlemahon, Co Limerick, wept as judge Tom O’Donnell also imposed a 10-year road ban at Limerick Circuit Criminal Court.