A disqualified driver who caused a young mother's legs to be crushed when his hijacked car ploughed into her vehicle has been jailed for five years.
Fire services took over an hour to cut the woman out of her car after Gareth Kenna lost control of the hijacked Honda Jazz and crashed sideways into the vehicle.
Detective Garda Colm Donohoe had told the court that on October 10th 2014, Gareth Kenna crashed into Laura Mahony's car, pushing the engine onto her legs and trapping her inside with her young son in the back.
Kenna, of Whitechapel Avenue, Clonsilla, Dublin pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to dangerous driving causing serious bodily harm to Ms Mahony at Hearse Road, Donabate.
He further pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted hijacking and one count of hijacking a vehicle at Donabate Golf Club, New Road, Donabate on the same date.
Kenna has 98 previous convictions, including 14 for dangerous driving, and had been disqualified from driving for 20 years at the time of the incident.
