Pedestrians had to 'jump out of the way' of Midleton drug driver 

Man fled from a checkpoint and broke red lights when he was chased by gardaí

Midleton District Court.

A man who fled a garda checkpoint while drug driving, broke red lights when he was chased by gardaí and had pedestrians jump out of his way in a Cork town was given a two-month suspended jail term.

Dean Lewis, 27, was also disqualified from driving for four years following the chase after which he was found to have cannabis in his system.