Man (50s) arrested after speeding car crashes into parked vehicles in Ballintemple village
The driver of the vehicle, a man in his 50s, was arrested at the scene and taken to a garda station in Cork city, where he is currently being detained.
A man, aged in his 50s, has been arrested following a high-speed crash this morning in a busy suburb of Cork city.
Gardaí attended the scene of the incident, which occurred in Ballintemple village, at approximately 9.15am this morning.
As seen in footage circulating online, a white Ford focus was observed driving at speed through the junction at Beaumont Drive and Ballintemple, before colliding with parked vehicles.
In further footage, the driver is seen exiting his vehicle, appearing disoriented and agitated and falling over at one point.
A number of vehicles were damaged in the process of the collision, according to a spokesperson for An Garda Síochána.
The driver of the vehicle, a man in his 50s, was arrested at the scene and taken to a garda station in Cork city, where he is currently being detained.
“Investigations are ongoing,” the garda spokesperson said.
Labour Party councillor for the Cork city South East ward, Peter Horgan, who is chair of the city council’s transport committee said the “near miss” incident underlines the urgent need for safety measures in the area.
"Notwithstanding the driver behaviour that caused this crash, this junction is in desperate need of safety works," said Mr Horgan.
“It is a miracle that no-one was killed. We could have been describing a horrific situation with lost lives.
Mr Horgan also urged anyone with footage to make it available to the investigation.
"WhatsApp was flooded with videos in a short while after the incident,” said Mr Horgan.
“Anyone with original footage should make this available to gardaí today."
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