A Garda is injured after being hit and ‘carried for a distance’ by a stolen car.
The shocking scenes unfolded on Monday night in Co Wexford, as gardai responded to a report of a car being stolen from a residential premises in Gorey.
A spokesperson said: “The injured Garda member is receiving support from his colleagues and local Garda Management and the wider Organisational supports of the Peer Support Service, Chief Medical Officer and 24hour counselling service will be provided, to him and his colleagues, as required.” “Gardai located the vehicle and its occupants in the early hours of this morning, parked in the Willow Park estate in Gorey. Gardai approached the car on foot, at which point the driver drove the stolen vehicle away. A member of An Garda Síochána attempting to stop the car was carried by the vehicle for a distance before falling. The male Garda member was taken to Wexford General Hospital for treatment of shoulder and arm injuries.
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