Postal worker struck by city garbage truck awarded more than $5.5 million

A jury in Palm Beach County awarded postal worker Christy Trimbath more than $5.5 million.

She was struck by a city garbage truck while she was removing mail from her van and was thrown 15 feet.

Trimbath's lawyer said she became too disabled to work as a result of the wreck.

WPTV broke the story of Trimbath's crash and struggles in June.

WATCH HERE: Video of a wreck involving a city pickup truck and postal worker

That's when Lake Worth Beach attorney Ann Breeden argued that the video from a surveillance camera should not be allowed to be seen by jurors, calling the video, disturbing, violent and graphic.

Trimbath's attorney Scott Smith countered that the video was the "best evidence to provide to the jury to try our facts in this case."

The video was allowed to play during the weeklong trial that ended with jurors awarding the former postal carrier $5,647.314.

To collect the money, the Florida State Legislature must approve of the award as an appropriation.

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