Gardaí have charged one man, aged in his 30s, in relation to an incident of dangerous driving which concluded on the R132 north of Dundalk yesterday afternoon, Sunday 26th April 2020. He is due to appear before Monaghan District Court this morning, 27th April 2020 at 10.30am.
The two other men arrested in relation to this incident remain detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 in Dundalk Garda Station this morning.
Previous press release refers:
At approximately 4:35pm, today, Sunday 26th April 2020, a car failed to stop for Gardaí carrying out COVID 19 checkpoints in the Swords area. A managed containment operation ensued which ended when the offending vehicle was stopped on the northbound lanes of the R132, north of Dundalk a short time later.
During the course of the containment operation an official Garda car was damaged but no persons were injured.
The occupants of the car, three men, all in their 30s have been arrested and are currently detained at Dundalk Garda Station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.
Investigations are ongoing.
