Mother with buggy had to take evasive action to avoid speeding driver

Cork man jailed for two counts of endangerment after first breaking Garda checkpoint in Douglas

Garda Ryan Dillon described how Daniel O'Brien broke red light when woman was crossing road with her child in a buggy. File picture: Larry Cummins

A woman crossing the road with a nine-month-old child in a buggy had to take evasive action when a car was driven at speed through a red light after first driving through a Garda checkpoint in the Douglas area of Cork.

Daniel O’Brien, of 70 Bracken Court, Donnybrook, Douglas, Cork, is now commencing a four-year jail term for two counts of endangerment where he created a substantial risk of death or serious injury to the garda at the checkpoint and to the mother and child crossing the road.