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Man Pleads Guilty to Ramming Cop with Car

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27-year-old Martin McGroary pleads guilty to reckless driving, injuring a police inspector in Dumfries. He sped towards officers, dislocating the inspectors shoulder and causing head injuries. McGroary has prior convictions and faces jail time.

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Man Pleads Guilty to Ramming Cop with Car

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UK News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Man Pleads Guilty to Ramming Cop with Car. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

On April 29th, a 27-year-old man named Martin McGrory has admitted to seriously injuring a police inspector by slamming into him with a car. While driving wildly in Dumfries, last July 28th, earlier that night on Harry's Avenue, McGrory had been cruising up and down the street multiple times, making officers nervous he might bail out of. The vehicle. Instead, he slammed the door, revved up, and sped straight toward police cars and Inspector Jonathan Edder standing nearby. The inspector got flung across the road, suffering a dislocated shoulder plus nasty head and face injuries they kept him off the job ever since. McGrory panicked thinking he'd get pinched, so he floored it knowing the cop was right there. In Glasgow High Court this week, he pled guilty to reckless driving at crazy speeds, skipping the scene without details, and cruising without. Insurance. Turns out he has priors, including another reckless conduct rep. Before QB made it clear, jail time is coming down the line, but he's holding off sentence

till May 28th for more reports. This case hits hard on road dangers and cop risks.

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