Corkman gets driving ban and chance to gather compensation for assaulting garda

The court heard the probation service had observed a seismic shift in Christopher Cross' attitude to co-operating with them

Christopher Cross still faces charges of assault causing harm to Garda Ann O’Donovan, resisting arrest by Garda O’Donovan, and causing over €12,000 worth of damage to road survey equipment. File picture: Larry Cummins

A six-year driving ban has been imposed on a man who caused workmen on a traffic survey to take cover when he drove his van dangerously from Cork Airport crashing through some of their roadside equipment.

Judge Marian O’Leary imposed the driving disqualification on Christopher Cross for drink-driving at Cork District Court where she also fined him a total of €800 on this count and for the dangerous driving.