Father and daughter, 6, were abused by Jackie Lavin after near head-on collision

The court heard that the six-year-old had been involved in a very nasty accident and had developed travel anxiety and other complaints
Father and daughter, 6, were abused by Jackie Lavin after near head-on collision

The court heard that Jackie Lavin was driving a car and was allegedly on the wrong side of the Old Naas Road as it pulled out to pass an oncoming vehicle and had been allegedly heading towards Dean Graham’s van. File photo: Gareth Chaney/Collins

Business woman Jackie Lavin swore and used abusive language towards the driver of a van her car collided with in December 2015, the Circuit Civil Court heard today.

Judge Sarah Berkeley, after awarding van driver Dean Graham €25,000 damages for personal injuries suffered in the collision, said his six-year-old daughter, Alannah, a front-seat passenger in her father’s van, had been exposed to the swearing incident.

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