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21/01/2014
Two Arrested After High-Speed Chase With Stolen Car
Two men have been arrested in connection with a high-speed chase involving dozens of patrol vehicles and a garda helicopter.
Gardaí have said that the pursuit started at around 03:00 in Kinnegad, Co Westmeath.
The two men had stolen the Opel Astra after breaking into a house in Ballina, Co Cavan.
The chase ended when the stolen car crashed on the motorway near Celbridge, Co Kildare.
The two men are in custody in Leixlip garda station.
(MH/CD)
Gardaí have said that the pursuit started at around 03:00 in Kinnegad, Co Westmeath.
The two men had stolen the Opel Astra after breaking into a house in Ballina, Co Cavan.
The chase ended when the stolen car crashed on the motorway near Celbridge, Co Kildare.
The two men are in custody in Leixlip garda station.
(MH/CD)
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