Steve Utash, Victim Of Mob Beating, Wakes Up After 9 Days

Silver Lotus · ‎03-12-2014

A truck driver beaten unconscious by a Detroit mob when he tried to assist a child he accidentally hit with his pickup nine days ago has begun to regain consciousness and is breathing on his own, his daughter said on Friday.

Steve Utash, 54, has been taken off a ventilator and is starting to speak, his daughter said in a post on GoFundMe, a crowdfunding website where more than $161,000 has been raised to help pay for Utash's medical bills.

"This is a long road ahead, but the end of the road will be worth it," Manti Utash wrote on Friday.

About a dozen bystanders attacked Utash on April 2, after he got out of his truck to check on a 10-year-old boy he hit accidentally after the child darted into the street, police said.

The child, David Harris, was treated for a leg injury and released from hospital a day after the incident.

Utash's daughter said her father is delirious, affected by pain medication, but is able to wiggle his toes on command and can answer yes or no questions.

"He also keeps flashing back to the assault, screaming 'help' and "please get them off me," she wrote.

Four suspects have been charged with assault with intent to murder and assault with intent to do great bodily harm, according to Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy. A $500,000 cash bond was set for each of the four, Worthy said.

Prosecutors also charged a 16-year-old as a juvenile with assault with intent to do great bodily harm and ethnic intimidation, a hate crime. The suspected assailants are black and Utash is white.

Prosecutors have not discussed possible motives for the attack and the police investigation remains open.

On Thursday, a vigil for Utash was attended by hundreds, including his children and Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, according to local media.

"The Utash family has every reason to be angry," he said. "Instead, they stepped up and called for compassion. Tonight, we stand united."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/12/steve-utash-mob-beating_n_5138260.html?hpcrime=y

esmerelda · ‎03-10-2010

Has there been any mention of the gun-toting woman who stopped this beating?

Or was that another mob beating in Detroit?

ETA...No, same beating. Her name is Deborah Hughes. google will find her for you. Smile

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esmerelda · ‎03-10-2010

Wow!! Not much interest in this good news.

Hopefully, since there is a fundraising site given, those who contributed so the blind man could keep his soon-to-be-retired service dog have something left to give to this human who was beaten so badly.

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esmeraldagooch · ‎03-10-2010

On 4/12/2014 esmerelda said:
Has there been any mention of the gun-toting woman who stopped this beating?

Or was that another mob beating in Detroit?

ETA...No, same beating. Her name is Deborah Hughes. google will find her for you.

Hey Sis! Angels show up at the most opportune time. So glad she stepped up against these animals to save him.

Irshgrl31201 · ‎03-18-2010

This is great to hear. I am hoping he doesn't have permanent damage. I am actually surprised or shocked would be a better word that the woman who left her kids in a 100 degree car has made close to $100k and this guy has only gotten $161k. I donated and I hope the people who can donate here, will! I am certain his hospital bills are well over the amount that has been collected for him.

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