Sonya McLeanA man who took off at speed at a Covid checkpoint during lockdown over three years ago was later involved in a 90 kilometre high speed chase with gardaí. Alex Almajanu (23) was initially stopped by gardaí at a checkpoint in Co Clare on April 25th, 2020 at 5.20pm. Garda Shields outlined incidents of dangerous driving, including Almajanu overtaking another vehicle at speed on a bend and approaching roundabouts at speed without giving way to other vehicles. This resulted in two tyres being deflated in quick succession on the vehicle, but Almajanu continued to drive at speed. Garda Shields said shortly after the flyover on the M50, Almajanu struck a garda patrol car causing the pursuit to come to an end.

Source: The Herald November 07, 2023 18:23 UTC