A high school senior whose life was forever altered in 2006 when he was struck by a truck and thrown 20 feet in the air was awarded $12.2 million by a New Haven jury.

With interest stemming from an earlier settlement offer, the verdict will cost the town of East Haven $15.85 million. The plaintiff’s lawyer, Michael Stratton of Stratton Faxon in New Haven, said the town’s insurer was unaware of the suit until the trial started and did not intend to cover the verdict.