Cork man threatened to 'knock the head off' garda after his arrest for high-speed driving escapade

Accused carried out handbrake turns, drove on the wrong side of the road, and crashed into an oncoming motorist, court heard

Accused failed to stop when gardaí put on the blue lights and siren to indicate for him to stop, court heard.

Threats to a garda including one to "knock the head off ya" were made by a man after a dangerous high-speed driving escapade that began with handbrake turns in a residential area.

The events that gave rise to the case date back 13 years. The accused man, 37-year-old Fionn Bowles, with an address at The Old Mill, Sallybrook, Cork, who was out of the country for a long time since, has returned and pleaded guilty to charges arising out of the incident.