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Man Appeared In Court After He Drove Into A Garda In Straffan And Fled The Scene

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The Garda sustained head and upper body injuries.

A man's appeared in court, charged after a Garda was injured when he tried to stop a car in Straffan on Friday night.

Gardaí were trying to seize the car close to the Barberstown Roundabout in Straffan under the Road Traffic Act when the driver fled the scene.

The Garda was carried on the car for a distance before falling when it happened at around a quarter to midnight on Friday.

He was taken to Naas General Hospital for treatment of head and upper body injuries but has since been released from hospital.

A man in his 20s who was arrested appeared before a special sitting of Naas District Court last night.

Speaking on Monday morning's Kildare Today Superintendent Oliver Henry made this appeal:

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