Limerick van driver involved in collision ran over garda’s foot and sped off 

Mallow District Court told accused fled to Britain but eventually handed himself in

The garda sustained significant injuries to his foot. File image

A motorist who failed to stop at an accident and later ran over an investigating garda’s foot before fleeing to Britain eventually handed himself in, Mallow District Court has heard.

Court presenter Sergeant Linda O’Leary told the court that James O’Sullivan, aged 25, of Hazel Avenue, Dromcollogher, Co Limerick, was the driver of a transit van that was involved in a collision at Seeds, Dromcollogher, on October 22, 2022.