A Clayton County jury awarded $8 million to a motorcyclist injured when a dump truck hit an orange traffic barrel and sent it spinning in front of him, throwing him from his bike and across Interstate 75.

The plaintiff’s attorney, Eric Rogers, said the defendant driver and trucking company he worked for never conceded responsibility for causing the wreck, but did agree to a confidential high-low agreement while the jury was out.

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