A Waterford man has just made a settlement for £3m in compensation for road traffic accident injuries in an accident that cost the lives of two other people.
Owen Griffin, aged 26 and from Waterford, was asleep in the back of a vehicle that was involved in a head-on collision with a motorcycle in Scotland. The claim was made against the driver of the car in which Owen Griffin was a seat-belted passenger.
The accident happened in March 2004 and resulted in a coma and brain injuries. Owen Griffen has been living in an assisted living home in Waterford since February 2007.
The settlement was made out of court prior to a High Court hearing in Belfast (the driver was from Omagh in County Tyrone).