Galway woman gets 3 million euro in damages after crash

The driver was found to be speeding, and guilty of overtaking on the left-hand side when it was unsafe to do so at the time of the accident on the 7th February 1999.According to today's Irish Independent, Rhona Murphy, who was a passenger in the car sued the driver for negligence after she was unable to continue with her studies as a result of her injuries.Justice Mary Irvine described the case as complex as Rhona Murphy had gotten into a car with someone who had consumed a lot of alcohol. The judge described the settlement figure of €3million euro as 'a very good offer.'