Car Accident -Child injured by uninsured driver has award approved by Circuit Court
A young Boy had an offer of compensation approved ib the Dublin Circuit Court this week. The award of €24,000 euros was approved by the President of the Circuit court after he considered the submissions of the boy’s counsel.
The plaintiff a Dublin schoolboy, who was injured on a bus trip to Donegal.
Circuit Court president Mr Justice Matthew Deery, heard that Peter O’Brien Hogan (15) suffered a broken leg when an uninsured driver ran into him.
Barrister Helen Louise Caffrey said Peter had just alighted from a bus in the Letterkenny Shopping Centre car park on June 22nd, 2006 when the incident occurred.
She said the motorist, from Co Derry, was uninsured and the claim was being met by the Motor Insurance Bureau.
The case highlights the role the the Motor Insurance Bureau of Ireland plays where a person is injured and the offending driver has no insurance.
Innocent Victims of car accident swhere the drivers have no insurance should be aware of their rights to seek compensation for their injuries & finacial losses.
Paul Tracey
24/07/2009
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