A Queens jury has handed up a record $41.5 million verdict to the family of a New York City sanitation worker who died in 2014 when he was crushed by a street sweeper.

A jury of four men and two women awarded the family of Steven Frosch, who was 43 years old at the time of his death, $1.5 million for conscious pain and suffering, $15 million for past pecuniary loss and $24 million for future pecuniary loss.

At the time of his death, Frosch, a Garden City resident, was making adjustments to his street sweeper at a Department of Sanitation garage in Maspeth when he was hit by another street sweeper driver who failed to spot Frosch, according to media reports.

Frosch's wife filed a wrongful death suit against the city alleging negligence on the part of the worker who hit Frosch.

Ben Rubinowitz and Peter Saghir of Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf represented Frosch's family.

“Steven Frosch was one of the best New York City had to offer,” Rubinowitz said, noting that Frosch worked for the city for an 18-year tenure that included a four-year stint as a police officer. “He was a dedicated sanitation employee but even more a great husband and father who can never be replaced.”

Assistant Corporation Counsels Jared Hatcliffe, Alexandra Terrone and Erin Berry of the city's Law Department appeared for the city. Department spokesman Nicholas Paolucci said in an email that the city will seek to reduce the award.

“The city recognizes that this was a tragedy and did not contest,” Paolucci said. “However, the city believes that the jury's verdict exceeds the reasonable limits that have been recognized by appellate courts and will pursue its legal options to reduce the award.”

Rubinowitz said Acting Supreme Court Justice Joseph Esposito will consider motions regarding a reduction in the award in December.