Cork pensioner catastrophically injured by drunk driver in Malta gets €3.1m

David Cooley's solicitor alleged outside court that the driver who knocked his client down had been five times the drink-driving limit when arrested

David Cooley has been living in a nursing home and has to use a wheelchair since that night in Malta three years ago. File photo: Jim Coughlan

A Cork pensioner who was knocked down by a drunk driver while on a dream holiday to Malta and suffered catastrophic injuries has settled a High Court action for €3.1 million.

David Cooley who is severely disabled and has to use a wheelchair has not been able to live at home since that night in Malta three years ago when the car collided with him as he walked back to his hotel with his wife and friends.