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Five Weeks Later: Injured Boy 'Critical' but 'Alert'

Sam Seward,10, was struck by a car on April 12 in Minnetonka.

Sam Seward, 10, remains in critical condition Tuesday, according to a Hennepin County Medical Center spokeswoman. Seward was struck by a car on April 12 in Minnetonka.

According to a post by Seward’s father on the boy’s CaringBridge page, “This past week has been a series of steps forward—some baby steps—some bigger ones.” 

In that post, Seward’s father also said that the boy has been breathing without the use of a respirator since late last week. Seward was also taken off medications that had kept him in a coma since his accident, which occurred five weeks ago today.

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“He has been spending some days awake a lot of the day,” Seward’s father wrote. “Sam has been very alert and follows us with his eyes and sometimes he will obey commands to move his hands or legs.”

Later this week, Seward will undergo surgery, although the reason has not been specified. To see the boy's CaringBridge page, please click here.

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The Minnesota State Patrol report on the incident is expected by the end of the month. On Tuesday, city officials told Patch today that the accident remains active/under investigation and that police have no updates.

The accident happened only yards from Seward's home in the 13500 block of Excelsior Boulevard. He underwent surgery two days after the accident to remove parts of his skull—relieving pressure on his brain.  Although eye witnesses have offered conflicting accounts of the accident, according to the CaringBridge page, Seward "was struck by a car going to play basketball across the street from his home.”

“He continues to look better every day,” Sam’s father wrote Monday. 


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