(CNN) -- The 54-year-old Michigan tree trimmer severely beaten after he accidentally struck a child who had stepped into the street earlier this month is breathing on his own, according to his daughter. 

"He is off the ventilator and is able to breathe on his own," Mandi Marie Utash posted Friday to a GoFundMe.com page she and her brother set up for their father, who they say does not have health insurance. 

Steven Utash was set upon by about a dozen people after his truck struck a 10-year-old boy, police said. After Utash stopped his vehicle to help the boy, he was "severely beaten" with "fists and feet," Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said in a statement. 

Authorities credited a woman who stepped in as Utash was being attacked with saving his life. 

Mandi Marie Utash wrote that her father doesn't seem to know what happened to him or why he was in the hospital, but that he is able to wiggle his toes on command and answer yes or no questions. "These are baby steps," she says. 

She wrote that her father "keeps flashing back to the assault screaming for "HELP" and "PLEASE GET THEM OFF ME." 

"This is a long road ahead," she said. "But the end of the road will be worth it." 

Steven Utash had previously been in a medically induced coma. 

Jennifer Moreno, a police spokeswoman, told CNN that all of the alleged assailants were African-American and that none are known to be related to the boy or his family. She said the beating was "a spontaneous response." Utash is white.  QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. Who was beaten up?
2. Who got beaten?
3. Who did people beat up?
Q2:
1. Why was Steven Utash beaten?
2. Why was Steven Utash attacked?
3. Why did the attack on Steven Utash happen?
Q3:
1. Did the child Steven Utash accidentally struck live?
2. Did the kid who was hit by Steven Utash survive?
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Q4:
1. How old was the kid who got struck by Steven Utash?
2. What is the age of the kid who got injured by Steven Utash?
3. How old is the boy who was struck by the tree trimmer guy?
Q5:
1. Why did Steven Utash hit the kid?
2. Why was the kid hit by Steven Utash?
3. Why did Steven Utash hurt the kid?
Q6:
1. Where did the attack on Steven Utash take place?
2. Where did Steven Utash hit the boy?
3. Where did the incident with Steven Utash take place?
Q7:
1. When did the attack on Steven Utash take place?
2. When did Steven Utash hit the boy?
3. When did the incident with Steven Utash take place?
Q8:
1. What was Steven Utash driving?
2. What was Steven Utash driving when the incident occurred?
3. What vehicle was Steven Utash driving?
Q9:
1. Who beat Steven Utash?
2. Steven Utash was beaten up by whom?
3. Who all attacked Steven Utash?
Q10:
1. Why did the people beat Steven Utash up?
2. Why did bystanders attack Steven Utash?
3. Why was Steven Utash beaten?
Q11:
1. Were the people who attacked Steven Utash related to the child who got hit?
2. Were these people relatives of the boy who got hit by Steven Utash?
3. Were Steven Utash's attackers family members of the kid's?
Q12:
1. How did the people beat Steven Utash?
2. What did the bystanders beat Steven Utash with?
3. With what did Steven Utash get beaten with?
Q13:
1. How bad was Steven Utash injured?
2. What was the extent of Steven Utash's injuries?
3. How bad was Steven Utash hurt?
Q14:
1. Where was Steven Utash taken after the attack?
2. Where did Steven Utash go after he was beaten?
3. After Steven Utash was attacked, where was he taken?
Q15:
1. What was Steven Utash's condition after the attack?
2. How was Steven Utash after the attack?
3. What was Steven Utash's condition like since he was attacked?
Q16:
1. Who found Steven Utash and his attackers?
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Q17:
1. Who saved Steven Utash's life?
2. During the attack on Steven Utash, who intervened?
3. Who is credited with saving Steven Utash's life?
Q18:
1. Did Steven Utash have any siblings?
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Q19:
1. Did Steven Utash have relatives?
2. Did Steven Utash have any family members?
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Q20:
1. What did Steven Utash's daughter have to say about his condition?
2. What did Mandi Utash say about her father, Steven Utash's current health?
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