A mother and daughter who suffered soft tissue injuries when a car in which they were passengers rear-ended another vehicle in Wexford town have secured total damages of more than €72,000 from the High Court. In awarding €35,000 each to Sally Byrne and her mother Breda, plus special damages of €2,460, Ms Justice Bronagh O'Hanlon found both gave credible evidence and suffered injuries after taking a lift in good faith from a neighbour's son. In awarding damages, she also took into account their distress at attempts to portray the accident as a "ready-up". She believed the confusion around this aspect of the case arose "because the accident was simply not investigated properly". Both women had been shopping when they accepted a lift home from Mr McCormack, whose parents lived on their road.

Source: Irish Examiner April 12, 2019 14:48 UTC