Gerard Craughwell (Independent) | Oireachtas source

Most Garda drivers who are in vehicles are fully trained and trained to the highest standard. I am familiar with the fact that every now and then there is a car chase, and especially in cities. Garda drivers are skilled at what they do and they know how to handle a vehicle. Unfortunately, the people they are chasing are not skilled and do not know how to handle a vehicle. Are there any statistics as to how many of those car chases finished up in an accident? Were there fatalities? Is there a better way to stop these thugs, for want of a better description?