A $1 million settlement has been reached for a Middletown resident injured in an accident on the George Washington Bridge when a commercial truck struck him from behind, leaving him with damage to his cervical spine, among other injuries.

Marco Faria, 49, was driving on the upper level of the GWB on Feb. 10, 2021, when a commercial box truck, driven by Milton Jerez for Anthony Logistics of Hudson County and 2SH Services, rear-ended him. The lawsuit, Faria v. Jerez, filed Nov. 18, 2022, in Bergen County Superior Court, alleged that the crash forced Faria to collide with a concrete wall, causing injuries to his shoulder and back, according to the complaint.