Mother of passenger killed in stolen car awarded €72,000

The mother of a young man killed while travelling as a passenger in a stolen car eight years ago has been awarded €72,000.

The settlement offer from the Motor Insurance Bureau of Ireland was approved by Mr Justice Michael Hanna at the High Court sitting in Cork.

Tom Creed, counsel for Anna Hurley, mother of the late Richard Cambridge, said: “This is a fatal claim arising out of a road traffic accident. The plaintiff’s son, Richard Anthony Cambridge, lost his life when travelling in a car driven by Roy O’Herlihy. The deceased was just 21.”