A family in Washington will receive a $30 million settlement from the state after their 13-year-old son was killed at a faulty crosswalk in 2022.

An attorney for the family of middle school student Michael Weilert confirmed to the Seattle Times, the Tacoma News Tribune, and MyNorthwest.com that they had settled a lawsuit — which was filed in Pierce County Superior Court in 2023 — on Nov. 7.

Michael was preparing to cross Highway 7 with a friend near his home in July 2022 when he pressed the button on a flashing beacon to warn oncoming traffic he’d be using the crosswalk, according to the family’s legal complaint obtained by the outlets.

The crossing signal for the first lane of traffic activated, and a pickup truck stopped. Weilert then rode his bicycle onto the crosswalk, with his friend following. The crossing signal for the next lane was defective and failed to activate. An oncoming Jeep struck Michael, killing him. The driver was not criminally charged, but was later named as a defendant in the civil case.

The settlement is thought to be the largest ever entered into by the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) and potentially the biggest in state history for a wrongful death case involving a minor, the News Tribune reported, citing a statement from a court-appointed representative acting on behalf of two of Michael’s siblings.

Michael’s four siblings and parents were the six beneficiaries in the lawsuit, which was filed by the teen’s parents and aunt, per the News Tribune.

In their suit, the Weilert family claimed that the WSDOT knew that the device was faulty for several weeks before the deadly incident and failed to take any action.

The driver of the Jeep is set to pay $50,000 through her car insurance policy as part of the settlement, the court filing added, per the News Tribune.

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The suit also alleged that the state’s lack of signage warning pedestrians that the crosswalk sign was out of order was to blame for the 13-year-old’s death.

“I think, in a way, [the settlement] helps provide some closure for the Weilert family,” the family’s attorney Evan Bariault told the News Tribune in an interview on Friday, Nov. 28. “The case was never really about money. The case has really been more about creating change, especially in Parkland.”

The Weilert family’s lawsuit also claimed that at the time of their son’s death, five of Highway 7’s 11 crosswalks had missing or broken crossing lights.

“The family is grateful that the legal process has come to a close, but no settlement — no matter how significant — can ever fill the space left by Michael’s absence,” Bariault added to the Times. “His life was precious, and the impact of losing him is something the Weilerts continue to carry every day.”

Bariault added that the Weilerts hope the settlement “serves as a step toward accountability and meaningful change so no other family must endure what the Weilerts endured.”

WSDOT spokesperson Cara Mitchell also told the outlets that “one tragic incident like this is one too many.”

“While the state has reached a settlement with the family, we recognize that the loss of Michael Weilert was devastating for the family, friends and the community,” Mitchell said. “WSDOT continues to work with communities and partners toward our state’s Target Zero goals.”

Target Zero is Washington’s plan to eliminate all traffic deaths and serious injuries on state roadways by 2030. While data shows that road deaths in the state decreased by 9.6% in 2024, the number of traffic crash deaths per year has still been higher in the 2020s than in the previous decade, per the Times.

PEOPLE reached out to WSDOT for further comment.