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High-speed chase brought to a successful conclusion by Killarney Gardai
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By Sean Moriarty
A high-speed car chase in Killarney on Wednesday morning resulted in the arrest and court appearance of a juvenile driver.
Local gardai were alerted by Newcastle West gardai after a car failed to stop at a checkpoint near the West Limerick town.
In the early hours of the morning, Gardai in Killarney spotted the car – believed to a blue Opel – and gave chase.
The driver drove into the Arbutus Estate, just off Park Road where he crashed his car into a local resident’s parked car.
He tried to escape on foot but was apprehended at the scene by local Gardai.
He was arrested and charged under various juvenile acts and appeared in Tralee District Court on Wednesday where he was subsequently bailed and told to re-appear there at a later date.
“This incident came to a successful conclusion,” Superintendent Flor Murphy told the Killarney Advertiser.
“We want people to know we are keeping them safe. We are still dealing with criminal cases as well as managing COVID-19 situations.”
The arrested juvenile is believed to be from Dublin but has family living in the Killarney area.


