A pedestrian who suffered severe head injuries after being hit by an SUV backing out of a driveway reached a $1.6 million presuit settlement last month. 

The victim, a builder and freelance jazz columnist who is now 69, was left with myriad physical and neurological effects from the accident, including partial hearing loss in one ear.

“We think there's going to be long-term hearing impact, but we're hopeful he'll recover some of it,” said lawyer Michael Rafi. “Jazz is his passion.”