$2.15 Million Settlement - Automobile Accident  A man who suffered debilitating injuries in an automobile accident settled his claim for $2.15 million. On April 16, 2004, William Meyer was traveling eastbound on Manchester Road in St. Louis County. Jocelyn L., a 16-year-old who had received her driver’s license two months earlier, failed to yield and make a left turn into the path of Meyer’s midsized sedan.

Jocelyn was driving her parent’s full-sized sport utility vehicle. Meyer, 66, sustained a fracture of his C2 vertebra and was in a coma for a week. He remained hospitalized at St. John’s Hospital for several months, and then received extensive rehabilitation at a long-term care facility.

Due to his injuries, Meyer lost about 90 percent use of his right arm. He also suffers from right drop foot that hinders his mobility, although he is able to walk with a cane.

Formerly a professional landscape/seascape photographer, Meyer is now unable to take photographs due to his physical condition.

During mediation, attorney Todd Muchnick secured a $2.15 million settlement.