Drunk driver found with 22 empty beer cans was over 10 times the legal limit

Accused drove away from gardaí at high speed, dragging one garda along road after he reached in to remove keys, leaving him with serious injuries, court heard

William Lawrence had earlier pleaded guilty to two counts of endangerment, two counts of dangerous driving and no insurance.

A father of two who was found with 22 empty beer cans in a car and almost 11 times over the legal limit after crashing into a wall following a high-speed garda chase in Longford town has been sentenced to three years in prison.

Thirty-six-year-old William Lawrence, with an address at Cloncovid, Kilcogy, Cavan, appeared at a sitting of Longford Circuit Criminal Court on Thursday arising from an incident on March 22, 2021.