An uninsured cocaine-fulled provisional driver crashed into a ditch while trying to evade Gardaí in Inishowen.
The dramatic incident unfolded on Monday evening.
Buncrana Gardaí were operating a crime prevention checkpoint when a driver turned away from them and sped off.
However, the attempted getaway came to an abrupt end when the vehicle crashed into a ditch a short distance away.
The driver, a provisional licence holder, was arrested after being located nearby by Gardaí and subsequent roadside testing returned a positive result for cocaine.
Gardaí also discovered that the vehicle was uninsured and it was immediately seized.
The driver was later charged to appear in court.
A Garda spokesperson warned: “Never take dangerous and unnecessary risks on the roads.”