(La Porte County, IN) - A New Prairie High School student continues to take “baby steps” in his ongoing recovery from severe injuries suffered in a school bus crash over a month ago.

 

That’s according to Kelley Bradshaw in her latest post about the condition of her son, Lucas, who suffered a brain injury.

 

Bradshaw said her 16 year old son has not woken up yet, but does respond in ways like giving a thumbs-up, or thumbs-down.  His other responses include “eating and crunching of ice chips,” she said.

 

Bradshaw said Lucas has also been following through on his physical and occupational therapy sessions even when he’s exhausted.

 

She reported her son has since been moved from Memorial Hospital in South Bend to Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

 

According to Bradshaw, over $80,000 to help with medical expenses has been raised, so far, on GoFundMe.

 

The driver who allegedly caused the crash, Shawn Akison, 41, of Romeoville, Illinois remains in the La Porte County Jail on $15,000 bond.

 

He’s charged with Level 5 felony criminal recklessness for his alleged erratic driving of a box truck leading up to the crash at U.S. 20 and Fail Road while the junior varsity baseball team was heading to a game in Hobart.

 

Several other players and one of the assistant coaches were seriously hurt but they’ve since been released from the hospital.