Girl suffered catastrophic brain injury when car collided with her as she walked to school

Driver of the car, a doctor from Egypt, later admitted reckless driving, going through a red light, driving at speed and driving in a bus lane, High Court heard

Ashleigh Carroll, now aged 19 years, from Glasnevin, Dublin, has through her mother Louise Carroll sued the driver of the car, Shereen El Mashad, a doctor, whom the court heard has since returned to Egypt. Picture: Paddy Cummins/IrishPhotoDesk.ie

A girl who suffered a catastrophic brain injury when a car collided with her as she walked to school has sued in the High Court.

Ashleigh Carroll was 14 years of age when the accident happened as she walked to get the bus to school five years ago, her counsel, Richard Kean SC, told the court.