'Miracle and a blessing' that no one was hurt in Clare high-speed chase, court hears

When asked why he sped off, the man replied that he "just wanted to get home to Limerick".

Ennis District Court, where the court heard a man reached speeds of 170kph before being apprehended. File Picture.

A Garda has told a court that it is “a miracle and a blessing” that no one was hurt during a 53km-long, high-speed car pursuit of a Limerick man across south east Clare earlier this year.

At Ennis District Court, Garda James Hanley made his comment in a case where Robert O’Donnell (aged 25) of Clarina Avenue, Ballincurra Weston, Limerick, has pleaded guilty to nine separate counts of dangerous driving during the pursuit that lasted 30 minutes on March 22nd this year.