Man jailed for head-on crash in Cork while on 'driving rampage' to evade drugs search

A woman and a child were travelling in the car he hit which was extensively damaged

24-year-old Lukas Mikoliunas of no fixed address in Cork City was sentenced on Friday to a total of six months in custody, disqualified from driving for four years and put on a post-release probation bond. File picture

A motorist who was desperately trying to evade a drugs search took off on a rampage of dangerous driving that did not end until he was involved in a head-on crash into a car in which a woman and a child were travelling and the car extensively damaged.

Judge Mary Dorgan said at Cork District Court: “It was a significant accident. He was not insured so it now falls to be dealt with by the Motor Insurance Bureau of Ireland. I recall the case — it was very bad.