One of the eight sailors struck by a civilian who police say was intoxicated is still fighting for his life nearly two weeks later, and his friends are asking for help.

Jordan Lo, a junior officer who was attending flight training in Pensacola, Florida, is still in intensive care with extensive brain trauma after the April 29 accident that sent him and seven of his friends to local hospitals, according to a GoFundMe page set up by his friends and colleagues.

The page describes Lo's health as dire and that his family, who live in Arizona, will need funds to travel constantly between their state and the Florida panhandle.

"While Jordan is showing signs of brain activity, he has a long road ahead of him," the description reads. "Jordan currently resides at a hospital in Pensacola, FL but he will require further extended medical care in a different state. His family will need to travel constantly to/from AZ to be with him and be his non-medical caretaker. It will take at least two years until we are able to see where Jordan stands in his health."

The page, which launched on Monday, had raised nearly $30,000 of its stated goal of $85,000 on Thursday afternoon. 

"This GoFundMe aims to provide financial assistance to the Lo family as they journey alongside Jordan during his fight for life and recover," the page reads.

Lo is a 2016 graduate of the University of Arizona, according to the page. Brian Aninzo, who set up the page, is also a junior Navy officer, according to pictures from July 2016 of his swearing-in ceremony posted on Navy Recruiting District San Antonio's Facebook page. Aninzo did not respond to an email seeking comment by press time.

A Navy official familiar with the case who spoke on background said Lo is improving, but is still in intensive care.

The eight junior officers were on liberty and walking down Perdido Key Drive around 8 p.m. that Saturday night when police allege 56-year-old, Eric Watt, struck the group. Watt was arrested for driving under the influence.

Lo was the most seriously injured of the sailors involved. Another sailor was also sent to the hospital in critical condition but was expected to be released within about two weeks of the accident, the official said.

Watt is facing eight counts of DUI with serious bodily injury, which carries with it a maximum of 40 years in prison, though in a phone call Watt's attorney Barry Beroset told Navy Times that the final charges are not known yet.

"My client is very concerned about the well-being of those involved in the accident, he calls every day to ask about them," Beroset said.

Police are still investigating the incident, Beroset said.

David B. Larter was the naval warfare reporter for Defense News.

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