Man who had his child in the car as he crashed into two garda cars during high speed chase is jailed

"A man who engaged in a high-speed garda chase with his 13-year-old child in the car, reaching speeds of 160kmh and colliding with two garda cars, has been jailed for two years and nine months. The incident occurred around 1.30am in the morning in March 2023 after gardaí noticed the Dublin man (44) driving his car in a suspicious manner, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard today. His 13-year-old son was a passenger in the car."

"A man who engaged in a high-speed garda chase with his 13-year-old child in the car, reaching speeds of 160kmh and colliding with two garda cars, has been jailed for two years and nine months."

A Dublin man, aged 44, was jailed for two years and nine months after engaging in a high-speed garda chase while carrying his 13-year-old son as a passenger. The pursuit reached speeds of 160kmh and ended when the man's vehicle collided with two garda cars. The incident occurred around 1.30am in March 2023 after gardaí noticed the Dublin man driving in a suspicious manner. The matter was prosecuted in Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, where the circumstances of the drive, the child's presence in the vehicle, and the collisions with garda vehicles were recorded.

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