{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/b2fb5f0b-0ce7-4e5c-b6e0-9b1febd06aea/680919b762faec0e0acbfdc2?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"'My foot was dangling loose': How a jogger injured in an e-bike crash sued in court","description":"<p>Have you ever wondered what your recourse would be if you were hit by someone riding an e-bike? 48 year-old Karl Leonard assumed Gardaí would prosecute the man who left him with a catastrophic leg injury, after he was knocked down in Swords last year. But after officers failed to pursue the case, Leonard took the rider to the criminal courts as a private citizen - and won. This episode contains graphic details of injury and surgery which some listeners may find distressing.</p><p><br></p><p>Karl's story originally featured in <a href=\"https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2025/04/21/something-needs-to-be-done-jogger-injured-by-e-bike-feels-let-down-over-garda-failure-to-prosecute/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">this Irish Times article</a> by legal affairs correspondent Mary Carolan.</p>","author_name":"The Irish Times"}