Petrica Lucaci jailed for dangerous driving and car hijacking

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Petrica Lucaci was jailed for five years, with the final year suspended, at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, reported on 11 May 2016.

He pleaded guilty to unlawful seizure and attempted unlawful seizure of vehicles, assault, endangerment and dangerous driving after abandoning his car on the M50 and hijacking a BMW at Dublin Airport.

The Journal reported that Lucaci drove through red lights, travelled against traffic and struck a taxi driver during the escape. He was also convicted of assaulting Garda Adrian McHugh and two security officers at Beaumont Hospital.

The judge imposed a six-year driving ban and ordered anger-management treatment under Probation Service supervision after release.

This case may have concluded differently. The outcome has not yet been confirmed by a public source we could find.