Attorneys for a 53-year-old Derby man who re-injured his lower back following a July 2016 rear-end car crash has settled for $100,000.

Attorney Josh Susco said Bruce Taylor was forced to have cervical spine fusion surgery after the Mercury Villager he was driving in Newtown was struck by a Toyota Camry driven by Christopher Colotti. The impact of the collision pushed Taylor’s Mercury into a third vehicle.