A Garda was injured when a car attempted to flee the scene.
Two people have been arrested and charged before the courts in connection with and incident near Straffan last week.
Gardaí from the Leixlip District stopped a car on the R403 close to the Barberstown Roundabout in Straffan, County Kildare at approximately 11:45pm on Friday 26th August.
Gardaí were in the process of seizing the vehicle under the Road Traffic Act when the driver of the offending car fled the scene.
A member of An Garda Síochána attempting to stop the car was carried on the vehicle for a distance before falling.
The male Garda member was taken to Naas General Hospital for treatment of head and upper body injuries. He has since been released from hospital to recover at home.
Gardaí subsequently located the vehicle after it was involved in a single vehicle collision in Straffan Village.
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