Woman who claims car aquaplaned on Tipperary road leading to brain injury from crash settles action

Ms Justice Leonie Reynolds said that the gardaí who came upon the crash on the Clonmel to Fethard road were to be commended for their bravery in containing a fire which had started after Ms Mulrooney’s car hit a tree

South Tipperary County Council contended that Ms Mulrooney was driving a car with two worn tyres on the back which it alleged contributed to the alleged aquaplaning and the accident. File picture: iStock

A woman who claimed her car aquaplaned on a bend on a Tipperary road and she suffered a profound brain injury when it careered out of control hitting a tree has settled her High Court action against the local county council.

On the third day of the hearing on Thursday, Ms Justice Leonie Reynolds was told that the case brought by mother-of-three Tara Mulrooney against South Tipperary County Council had been resolved. Ms Justice Reynolds congratulated the parties on reaching a settlement.