Men threatened to 'split gardaí in two' as they tried to arrest driver after crash in Cork

Both men were given suspended sentences

The incident happened when gardaí were on duty on December 20 last year at Carrigtwohill, County Cork, at a checkpoint. File picture

Two passengers in a car that sped away from gardaí obstructed officers who went to arrest the driver after the car crashed.

Garda Diarmuid O’Neill outlined the background to what happened at Cork District Court. Gardaí were on duty on December 20 last year at Carrigtwohill, County Cork, at a checkpoint. A vehicle failed to stop and gardaí followed it until it left the main road at Glounthaune and crashed shortly afterwards.