A Sussex County jury on June 21 awarded a Sparta woman $1.8 million in Mongiello v. Gallagher as compensation for injuries she sustained when the car in which she was riding was rear-ended by another car.

The jury awarded the damages to plaintiff Alexis Mongiello, now 24, following a trial presided over by Sussex County Superior Court Judge Frank DeAngelis, said one of Mongiello's attorneys, William Thayer.

The accident occurred on Nov. 9, 2012. She was a passenger in a car stopped at a red light on Route 23 in Butler when the car was struck from behind by defendant Gabriella Gallagher of Wayne, said Thayer, of Sparta's Laddey, Clark & Ryan. He handled the case along with Andrew Fraser.