A Co Laois man who dragged a garda along with his car after refusing to stop for him has been jailed for two and a half years at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.
Thomas Ward (33), of Riverview, Ashgrove, Mountmellick, was ordered to stop his car when gardaí spotted him driving in a bus lane on Bachelors Walk in Dublin city centre.
Ward pleaded guilty to endangerment of Garda Dean Keogh and Garda Steven Kelly on Eden Quay on October 14th, 2010. He has 60 previous convictions which include theft, public order and criminal damage. Judge Martin Nolan said what Ward did was “extremely dangerous” and he was fortunate more serious charges had not followed.