Ford Motor Co. was told by a jury to pay more than $1.7 billion over a 2014 rollover accident that killed a US state of Georgia couple, a lawyer for the family said, Bloomberg reported.

Jurors delivered their verdict on punitive damages Friday following a 14-day trial in state court in Lawrenceville, Georgia, according to the attorney, Gerald Davidson.

Also, Davidson confirmed details of the case.

The Hills were driving from their farm in Reynolds, Georgia, in a 2002 Ford F-250 pickup when a tire ruptured and the truck rolled over, crushing them.

The Hill family claimed that Ford knew the roofs of the F-250 pickups was too flimsy to protect riders in the event of a roll-over, but failed to warn consumer and stuck to the defective roof design until 2016.

In the US state of Georgia, 75% of proceeds from punitive damage verdicts go to the state. The rest is split between the plaintiffs and the lawyers.