Two sisters have the settlement of their claims for childrens injuries in a car crash approved following a High Court hearing.
The two sisters – Aislinn and Meabh Reid from Malahide in County Dublin – were aged just four and nine years of age respectively when their mother – Marian – sustained fatal injuries in a car crash as the family were travelling to attend the wedding of Marian´s brother in County Clare in June 2004.
The accident, which happened on the Nenagh bypass in County Tipperary, was caused by the girls´ father – Derek – driving into a stationary truck. Marian Reid – who was a primary school teacher – died the day before her 39th birthday from the injuries she sustained in the accident, while Aislinn suffered a broken leg and Meabh sustained soft tissue bruising.
Through relatives, the two girls made claims for childrens injuries in a car crash against their father and, following a High Court hearing in Dublin the two settlements of compensation were approved – Aislinn receiving €155,000 and her elder sister Meabh being awarded €75,000.