JUDGE RECOMMENDS REFUSAL OF €8K TO CHILD WHO CANNOT PASS PLACE OF ACCIDENT

May 1, 2016

The Judge approved the settlementA four year old child who cannot be driven by the place in which she was involved in an accident has been offered €8,000 of a settlement.

The child, who was two years old at the time, appeared at Letterkenny Circuit Court as part of a personal injury claim.

The accident happened in Co Donegal when the child was a restrained back seat passenger in a car in August 2013 when it was struck by another vehicle.

In the aftermath of the accident, the court was told the child suffered a cut lip and was very anxious and was crying.

The child’s parents also had to drive a different route to their montessori school as the child became very anxious going past the scene of the accident.

Judge John O’Hagan said he agreed that the offer of approximately €8,000 was not enough and said he was recommending something in the order of €10,000 of the child and said he was not approving of the offer.


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