A Newark woman who suffered neck and back injuries in a crash agreed to a $3.8 million settlement in her Essex County suit, Taylor v Lomma, on Feb. 10.

Shaheerah Taylor was a passenger in a car driven by Clarissa Cokley on Madison Avenue in Newark on October 16, 2017, when the right side of their vehicle was hit by a truck that was pulling out of a curbside parking space. The truck was driven by James Lomma and owned by JFL Leasing of Kearny. Lomma was an employee of JFLomma Inc., doing business as Lomma Crane and Rigging, also of Kearny, according to the suit.