San Diego Union-Tribune · Aug 23, 2016
Chargers intern 'awake and alert' from coma
Chargers intern J'Ron Erby. — FacebookThe world J'Ron Erby awoke to came 18 days after than the one he last saw. It is a world that raised more than $22,000 for his family while he was hospitalized.
This world waited for Tuesday to come.
Erby, a Chargers intern who was critically injured when struck Aug. 5 in a Pacific Beach hit-and-run, is now "awake and alert" from his coma, his sister said in a text message. She added that he remains on pain medication while continuing to recover from his injuries in a San Diego hospital.
"He knows that he is in the hospital and that he sustained injuries," Leana Erby wrote. "He is able to follow commands with his arms and legs so far today."
