The family of a man who was killed when his car was struck by a tractor-trailer was paid a $6.85 million settlement in their Monmouth County wrongful death suit, Estate of Appio v. Isserovich, on March 20.

Jason Appio, 45, was killed while driving on Route 440 in Woodbridge on Sept. 6, 2017. Appio’s car was struck from behind by a tractor-trailer driven by Aleksandr Isserovich of Brooklyn and owned by Isserovich’s employer, Highlight Motor Freight of Concord, Ontario, Canada.