A jury awarded $15.3 million in damages for the wrongful death of a customer crushed at a commercial truck dealership in Fort Lauderdale.

The jury apportioned 70 percent of the damages to Rechtien International Trucks and 30 percent to the late Diego Rodrigues Matos. The final judgment awards $10.8 million to his only heir, daughter Sofia Rodrigues Stoelzle.

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