A man has been handed a nine month jail sentance after he jumped into a car on a Wexford street and demanded to be driven out of town by the driver.
21 year old Cory Connors of 1 George's Court in Waterford admitted taking control of a blue Ford Focus on March 24th 2015.
The court heard how Bernie Kelly was driving her car at Carricklawn on the Newtown Road in Wexford.
She was first in the line of traffic at a red light when the passenger door opened and Connors sat in beside her uninvited.
He demanded that she drive him away and she was very frightened by his attitude.
She pulled in at Boggan's service station and alerted paramedics who had stopped there.
Connors was later arrested but only after he had attempted to stop another vehicle.
Judge Gerard Haughton commended the good sense and bravery of the car owner in intimidating circumstances.
He sentenced Mr Connors to 9 months in jail.
