Family of Huntley man hit by car settles for $11.5M in McHenry County record: ‘Amazing young man,’ dad says

Family of Huntley man hit by car settles for $11.5M in McHenry County record: ‘Amazing young man,’ dad says

The family of a 20-year-old Huntley man who was fatally struck by a car while performing utility work last year on a Huntley road received a record $11.5 million settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit against the driver and Enterprise Rent-A-Car.

Record $11.5 million settlement reached in lawsuit of 20-year-old utility worker fatally struck by car in Huntley

Joseph Zephries, 20, died on January 8, 2024, after he was fatally struck by a vehicle while working with USIC in Huntley. A lawsuit brought by the man’s family resulted in a $11.5 million approved by the court settlement this week. | Photo: GoFundMe A record $11.5 million settlement has been reached in a lawsuit against a rental car agency after a 20-year-old man was fatally struck by a vehicle while performing utility work in Huntley last year…