€116k for motorist hurt in crash

A motorist stopped in a line of traffic in Castlemartyr suffered a serious back injury when his car was rear-ended by a Ford Transit van where the van driver had fallen asleep. Yesterday he was awarded over €116,000 in compensation.

Christopher Quilligan, of Avalon, Lehenaghmore, Farmers Cross, Cork, brought a case for compensation before Mr Justice Robert Haughton at the High Court sitting in Cork.

Counsel John O’Mahony opened the case and the plaintiff gave evidence. However, by yesterday afternoon, counsel Tom Creed told the judge the case had reached agreement between the plaintiff and the liquidator of Setanta Insurance in the sum of €116,956.