Injured Garda taken to hospital after incident with stolen car

A member of An Garda Síochána has been taking to hospital for injuries sustained after an incident with a stolen car. 

According to Gardaí, officers searching for the car - which was stolen from a residential premises in Gorey, Co Wicklow late yesterday evening (Monday December 19) - located the vehicle in the early hours of this morning.

Officers 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. 

He was taken to Wexford General Hospital for treatment of shoulder and arm injuries, and the stolen vehicle and suspects were located a short time later.

Two men aged in their 20s and late teens were arrested and taken to Gorey Garda Station where they are currently detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.

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.

Investigations are ongoing.