Widow and family get €125k settlement

THE widow and family of a 30-year-old Lithuanian man killed when he was struck by a car while crossing the road near Maynooth, Co Kildare, secured €125,000 in a settlement at the High Court yesterday.

The proceedings were taken by Rimute Kavaliauskas of Kingsbury, Maynooth, against Robert Jozpef Kurzeja, also of Kingsbury, Maynooth.

The settlement was made without admission of liability.