A New York City Police Officer received a settlement of $950,000 after sustaining a serious knee injury as a result of being rear-ended by a commercial vehicle. The Officer was traveling on a highway and was stopped in traffic when the commercial operator struck the Officer’s unmarked vehicle in the rear at a high rate of speed. The Officer sustained a serious knee injury which required arthroscopic surgery. The Officer never returned to full duty and was subsequently awarded a ¾ line-of-duty disability pension. DCD sued the operator and the commercial owner pursuant to GML §205-e alleging the defendant’s operator violated Vehicle & Traffic Law §§1129, 1180(a), 1212 and 375(1). The matter settled for $950,000 after a pre-trial mediation.