A jury awarded damages to a driver who was rear-ended in Boca Raton.

In October 2008, Nigel DeSouza, 44, a pilot, was stopped on Glades Road at a traffic signal at Florida’s Turnpike when his vehicle was struck from behind. He claimed a herniated cervical disc, which kept him from flying for over two years. The other driver, Yeinson Torres Hurtado, conceded he was negligent, and the trial focused on issues of causation and damages.