Compensation for four Children Passengers in Car Accident

Dean McEvoy (15) and his three sisters, Lauren (13), Cody (11) and Megan (10), were travelling with their mother when the incident occurred on in November 2005.

The judge was told that the police squad car that struck the McEvoy car was being driven “at some degree of urgency”, but without its siren or warning lights on.  Lorraine McEvoy and her four children all experienced soft tissue injuries due to the impact.

The judge was also told that the State had accepted liability for the incident only after a lengthy dispute was settled in the High Court and he was asked to approve agreed settlements of £5,000 for Megan and Lauren, £5,400 for Dean and £6,000 for Cody who had been the most badly injured of the child passengers in car accident.