Black student faces long recovery after police beat him at traffic stop in Florida, lawyers say

Video shows William McNeil Jr being beaten by police after being stopped for allegedly driving without lights on

A Black college student shown on video being punched and dragged from his car by Florida law enforcement officers during a traffic stop faces a long recovery from injuries that include a concussion and a lip punctured by one of his teeth, his lawyers said on Wednesday.

At a news conference in Jacksonville, 22-year-old William McNeil Jr spoke softly as he made a few brief comments with his family and civil rights attorneys by his side.