 Due to the critical injuries he sustained, he was put into a medically induced coma and developed a case of pneumonia shortly after.On October 20, Chas Aday, friend of Lavin, reported that Lavin was breathing on his own, following simple commands like squeezing hands or giving thumbs-up to the doctors and he was expected to make a full recovery.Lavin was able to return home on November 16, 2010.