A driver smashed a car into a lamppost in South Dublin before fleeing the scene.
The incident happened in Churchtown on Friday night, July 2.
The driver, a male in his 20s was arrested and conveyed to Rathfarnham Garda Station.
He has since been released pending further investigation.
Images show a damaged VolksWagen car and a streetlight knocked on the ground following the crash.
Firefighters attended the scene but the driver was gone by the time they arrived.
A spokesperson for Dublin Fire Brigade said: “Rathfarnham firefighters were called to a road traffic collision on Braemor Road in Churchtown last night.
“A vehicle had collided with a street light, no occupants on arrival.
“With the assistance of ESB Networks the scene was made safe.”
It is unknown if the driver of the car sustained injuries.
