Man arrested for hitting and injuring a garda with his car
The car that hit the male garda was attempting to avoid gardaí prior to the incident
Gardaí are investigating all the circumstances of an incident of endangerment.
The incident occurred in Dublin 15 this Monday, May 20.
When a number of garda units responded to an incident at an apartment complex in Castleknock shortly before 1am, a car that was attempting to avoid gardaí collided with a male garda member.
The garda was taken to the hospital for treatment and later discharged. He remains off duty at this time.
Garda welfare services have been put in place for the Garda member and his colleagues.
As a result of investigations into this incident, a man in his 30s was arrested this Friday morning.
He is currently being detained at a Garda Station in the Dublin Region under the provisions of Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.