Girl injured while in womb awarded €100k

A 5-year-old girl who, it is claimed, suffered an injury in a road traffic incident while in her mother’s womb has settled her High Court action for €100,000.

Abigail Warner’s mother, Denise, was only nine weeks pregnant when a car collided, at speed, with her car, injuring both her and the baby she was carrying, it was alleged.

Ms Warner’s car was a write-off after the incident in which it was claimed the other driver, Derek Moffett, went out of control and struck Ms Warner’s car on the driver’s side after he allegedly had a “diabetic fit”.