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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 17135

Man arrested after garda run over by car fleeing apartment complex

At around 1am on Monday 20 May 2024, a garda was struck by a car that drove off from an apartment complex in Castleknock, Dublin, after a male garda had opened its passenger door to speak to the driver. The garda sustained head injuries, was taken to hospital and was later discharged, but remains off duty. The sources do not give the nationality or name of the man involved. On Friday 24 May 2024, a man in his 30s was arrested in connection with the investigation and was being held at a garda station in Dublin.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested24 May
    2 reports
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
A garda was injured in an incident in Dublin when a car drove off and struck them.
Where
The incident happened at an apartment complex in Castleknock, Dublin, where gardaí were responding to a call.
When
The incident happened at around 1am on Monday 20 May 2024.
Cause
A male garda opened the passenger door of a car that was leaving to speak to the driver.
Other details
  • The car reversed and narrowly avoided two female gardaí before driving off.
  • The car drove off, struck the garda and spun them to the ground.
  • The garda sustained head injuries, was taken to hospital and was later discharged, but remains off duty.
  • Only one of the two articles contains reporting; the other is unfilled template text with no details.
Investigation
  • A man in his 30s was arrested on Friday 24 May 2024 in connection with the investigation.
  • The arrested man is being held at a garda station in Dublin.
Charges
The sources report no charge against the arrested man.
12 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA garda was injured in an incident in Dublin. (rte.ie)
  • whatA man was arrested after a car fleeing an apartment complex ran over a garda. (extra.ie)
  • whereThe incident happened at an apartment complex in Castleknock. (rte.ie)
  • whenThe incident happened at around 1am on a Monday, 20 May. (rte.ie)
  • causeA male garda opened the passenger door to speak to the driver. (rte.ie)
  • investigationA man in his 30s has been arrested in connection with the investigation. (rte.ie)
  • investigationA man was arrested and is being held at a garda station in Dublin. (rte.ie)
  • otherA man was in a car that was leaving when the garda arrived. (rte.ie)
  • otherThe car reversed and narrowly avoided two female gardaí. (rte.ie)
  • otherThe car drove off and struck the garda, who was spun to the ground. (rte.ie)
  • otherThe garda sustained head injuries. (rte.ie)
  • otherThe garda was taken to hospital and later discharged, but remains off duty. (rte.ie)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 24 May2024
    Arrestedextra.ie, first report
    Man Arrested After Garda Run Over By Car Fleeing Apartment Complex

    The article body is unfilled template code with no reporting. The only details come from the headline, which gives no date, location or charge.

    suspect, malevictim
  2. 24 May2024
    Arrestedrte.ie, follow-up
    Man arrested over incident in which garda was injured

    First report of the incident. Records the arrest of a man in his 30s, the garda's head injuries and discharge from hospital, and the man being held at a Dublin garda station.

    suspect, 30s, malevictim