Cork teenager drove stolen van through Marina, colliding with several cars and pedestrian

Defendant crashed into two cars that were stopped at traffic lights, forcing his way through the junction, then hit a parked car and drove off and later came into contact with a pedestrian, court heard

The defendant appeared at Cork Circuit Criminal Court on charges of stealing the van in Cork City and endangering life by the nature of his driving during an escapade that extended to the Marina in Blackrock. File picture: Andy Gibson

A father wheeling an infant in a buggy at the Marina in Cork on a Friday afternoon had to jump out of the way to safeguard them from a van driven recklessly through the pedestrian area.

Detective Garda Pat Russell gave details of this dangerous incident when he was testifying in the case against 19-year-old Cian O’Leary of O’Flynn House, Church Hill, Main Street, Carrigaline, Co Cork