'I will walk again for them:' Boy injured in deadly Rochester, Ind. bus stop crash determined to regain strength

Saturday, January 12, 2019
ROCHESTER, Ind. (WLS) -- The Indiana sixth grader who was paralyzed in an accident that killed three other children is speaking publicly for the first time.

Maverik Lowe, 11, was hit by a car in Rochester, Indiana in October while he, Alivia Stahl and Xzavier and Mason Ingle tried to board the school bus.

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Maverik suffered a broken back, neck and arm and a punctured lung. He has not been able to walk since the accident.

Alivia, Xzavier and Mason all died in the crash.

Maverik said he is determined to regain his strength.
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"Knowing that my friends are never gonna come back just made me feel like, 'I will do this for them, I will walk again for them,'" Maverik said.



The driver responsible for the crash, 24-year-old Alyssa Shepherd, has pleaded not guilty to reckless homicide.

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