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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