A Middlesex County jury on Aug. 2 awarded $3.5 million in Leighton v. Flack, a suit lodged over injuries sustained when the plaintiff’s car was struck from behind by a commercial vehicle.

Plaintiff Michael Leighton, of Keasbey, now 59, was injured on April 21, 2014, as he was stopped at a light on Princeton Avenue in Lawrenceville, said Leighton’s attorney, Kelly Castor.