A young student and former dancer who is wheelchair bound as a result of a car accident is to receive €3.7 million in settlement of her High Court action.
Alison Keane (26), of Ard Carraig, Caherslee, Tralee, Co Kerry, had brought proceedings arising from the accident near Fenit, Co Kerry, in February 2001.
It was claimed she sustained severe injuries when a car driven by Eric Hurley, in which she was a rear seat passenger, went to the wrong side of the road and crashed into a wall.
Ms Keane had sued Brigid Hurley, a housewife of Ard Carraig, Caherslee, Tralee, the owner of the Nissan Micra car involved and her son Eric Hurley, the driver of the car.
Liability was conceded in the case.
