Group of dangerous drivers in Waterford ‘only looking for gardaí to chase them’
Gardaí in Waterford have responded to a number of incidents of anti-social behaviour in recent weeks
A group of dangerous drivers in Waterford are “only looking for gardaí to chase them”, a local inspector has said.
Garda Inspector Paul Donohoe made the comments whilst speaking on WLRFM’s Déise Today programme on Tuesday.
Inspector Donohoe said: “Unfortunately, there’s a lot of anti-social behaviour in Waterford and a lot of parts of Waterford, especially with scramblers, motorcycles and these high-speed e-scooters.
“Unfortunately, we have a cohort of people in Waterford who are only looking for the gardaí to pursue them and chase them around greens and areas.”
He continued by outlining that gardaí don’t want to put others in the community at risk by engaging in such chases.
“Unfortunately, we don’t want to do that because that puts everyone in danger and at risk, including the people living in that community.
“So unfortunately, when people start driving dangerously with scramblers and e-scooters around housing estates, shopping centres and places like that, you’re putting everyone at risk.”
Inspector Donohoe concluded by saying that gardaí always have to be conscious of the dangers that come with such high-speed chases.