Man led 10 Garda patrol cars in high speed chase for 30km while on cocaine

West Cork man jailed after pleading guilty to two charges of dangerous driving

At a previous court sitting in March, Judge Colm Roberts was told Michael O'Driscoll had been pursued by 10 Garda patrol cars over 30 kms at speeds of up to 200km/h, while under the influence of cocaine. Picture: Dan Linehan

A man who engaged up to 10 Garda patrol cars in a high speed chase for more than 30km while on cocaine has been jailed.

Michael O'Driscoll, aged 23, from Dunbeacon, Durrus, West Cork, had pleaded guilty to the two charges of dangerous driving relating to an incident last September for which he had already been banned from driving for four years due to driving while on drugs.