Car stolen from Limerick home later involved in collision

A CAR stolen from outside a Limerick home was later involved in a collision causing damage to another vehicle. 

On Friday, June 2 at 8pm, a car owner in his 40s who lives in the Bloodmill Road area of Limerick parked his car near his home and locked it.

He went into his home and thought nothing more about it until the following morning when he received a phone call from gardai.

They informed him that his car had been involved in a collision with another car and they were enquiring if he was the
owner of this car, if he knew where his car was and had he given anybody permission to drive it.

The man was confused and told gardai that his car was parked in his estate but when he looked out there was no sign of it.

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He went to look for his car keys but could not find them. It soon became clear that his car keys and car had been stolen sometime overnight.

A thief had entered his home as he had neglected to lock his front door and simply walked out with his car keys.

Fortunately, no injuries occurred in the collision but the driver of the stolen car left the scene and now the other car owner must apply through the Motor Insurance of Ireland to try to reclaim some costs for the damage to his car.

Sergeant Ber Leetch, Crime Prevention Officer Henry Street Garda Station said: "There are many good reasons to keep your car keys safe for instance, the terrible inconvenience of a missing car, the cost to replace it or repair it if it is recovered and the harm a car thief could do in your car.

"Lock your doors and store your keys out of sight in a drawer or in a bowl in a press, anywhere that they cannot be seen by a thief looking through your windows or the glass in a door."