Repeat offender nearly hit another car when garda wanted to check his insurance, Cork court told

The man was fined, given a suspended sentence and banned from driving for six years

The defendant's 59 previous convictions include 12 for driving without insurance and eight for dangerous driving. File photo

A motorist who is prolific for driving without insurance took off at speed in Blackpool shopping centre and narrowly avoided colliding with another car when gardaí approached him for having no insurance again.

Garda David O’Donoghue observed the driving by Eugene Bannon of Windy Heights, Monard, Rathpeacon, County Cork, on December 2, 2023.