A garda was hospitalised with head and upper body injuries after he was dragged by a car who was fleeing officers in Kildare.
The incident happened on the R403 close to the Barberstown Roundabout in Straffan at around 11:45pm on Friday, when gardai from Leixlip stopped the car. Officers were in the process of seizing the car under the Road Traffic Act when the driver "fled the scene".
A garda attempted to stop the car and was "was carried on the vehicle for a distance before falling". He suffered head and upper body injuries and was brought to Naas General Hospital. He has since been discharged to recover at home.
