Lawyers for man accused of dragging garda into moving car say some allegations 'mechanically impossible'

Garda Conor Murray has described the two occupants of the car pulling him into the passenger side window while the car was moving and assaulting him. File picture: Gareth Chaney

Lawyers for a man accused of endangering the life of a garda who was allegedly dragged into a car reversing at speed has said some of the allegations are “mechanically impossible”.

On the night of July 31, 2019, Jonathan Coelho, 29, of Duleek, Co. Meath, drove a car at speed through red lights and in the wrong direction along busy streets in Dublin city centre before crashing into a lamp post.