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Gia Stabilizes, Noah Advances in Rehab as Putman Family Updates Post-Crash Recoveries

The truck driver has been charged with eight moving-violation counts in the Tuscola County collision that killed three relatives.

Overview

  • In an Instagram update Wednesday, the family said 11-year-old Gia remains hospitalized after a rough night, but doctors stabilized her and removed her chest tube.
  • Fifteen-year-old Noah is progressing in rehabilitation, walking in occupational therapy and working primarily on cognitive recovery, according to the update.
  • Blake Putman and his daughters, Lulu, 13, and Alena, 11, have been discharged from the hospital and are reported to be doing well.
  • Authorities said the September 26 crash occurred when a commercial semi failed to stop at a stop sign and struck a Jeep carrying eight family members near Cass City, Michigan.
  • The driver, identified as Pavel B. Shchukin, faces three counts of moving violation causing death and five counts of moving violation causing serious impairment.