A 12-year-old girl, who drove dangerously through the streets before crashing into a garda car, has been granted bail at Limerick's District Court.
The court was told that the girl, who cannot be named because of her age, was seen driving a van dangerously on the Dock Road in Limerick city shortly before 4am yesterday morning.
She was pursued by a garda car through the city centre and was seen swerving from left to right on the road. She also broke through two sets of traffic lights.
The patrol cars lights and siren remained on during the pursuit, and the young girl eventually collided with the garda car before she was arrested.
She appeared before the District Court today on five charges of dangerous driving, causing criminal damage to a garda car and driving without insurance or a licence.
She also appeared on two further public order charges dating back to 17 July.
She was remanded on bail until 30 September and must observe a curfew from 8pm to 8am.
The Probation Services are also to investigate the girl's circumstances and prepare a report for her next court appearance.
