Two years after his tragic death at a work site, the family of a longtime St. Paul water services employee has won a major settlement from the construction company.

The family of a construction worker killed by a backing-up dump truck while at work in 2022 will receive a $8.5 million settlement. Peter Davis, 61, of Stillwater, had worked for the St. Paul Regional Water Services Department for over 40 years. He had retired from the department just before the fatal incident happened.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (KFGO/WCCO) – We are learning more about an $8.5 million settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit filed after a construction worker was hit by a dump truck in downtown St. Paul.

The family of a Stillwater construction worker struck and killed by a dump truck in downtown St. Paul was awarded a multimillion dollar settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit alleging that drug use and safety failures led to the man’s death.