Cork woman who caused head-on car crash met other driver through restorative justice programme

The 46-year-old woman in the other car sustained catastrophic injuries and her two children were also injured when the defendant veered to the wrong side of the road, court heard

Judge said the victim’s injuries were the worst he had seen in such cases. Picture: Larry Cummins

The restorative justice programme was successful in bringing together a 72-year-old woman responsible for a head-on car crash with a 46-year-old woman in the other car who sustained catastrophic injuries.

Judge Cormac Quinn adjourned sentencing last summer until Tuesday for the defendant and the injured party to meet under the auspices of the probation service for a restorative justice programme.