Girl hit by doctor speeding in bus lane awarded €2.95m  

Court told driver had alleged the teenager, who suffered a catastrophic brain injury in collision at pedestrian crossing, was responsible

Ashleigh Carroll pictured with mother Louise Carroll leaving Dublin High Court on Tuesday. 

A girl who suffered a catastrophic brain injury when a car collided with her at a pedestrian crossing as she walked to school has settled a High Court action for €2.95m.

Counsel, Richard Kean SC, told the court that Ashleigh Carroll's was 14 years of age when she was propelled in to the air by the car which had sped along a bus lane in the Coolock area of Dublin city on October 20, 2016.