SALT LAKE CITY — Salt Lake City firefighter He was seriously injured after a wrong-way crash earlier this month He left the hospital.

Andy Maxwell’s father, John Maxwell, said his son was discharged two days ago and is currently recovering at his sister’s home.

John said his son, a father of three, was at his cabin in Duck Creek with his family for fall break.

“Andy and his family were actually going to spend the winter in this cabin,” John said. “So the kids came down so they could spend time together before the winter because they wouldn’t be able to see each other during the winter.”

On October 17, Andy was driving north on I-15 when a wrong-way Toyota Corolla crashed into his Dodge truck. The 55-year-old driver of the Corolla died.

“It was around 5 o’clock. It was pitch dark and that’s when the accident happened,” John said.

In the car with Andy at the time were his 15-year-old niece Lila Love, his 8-year-old nephew Gracie, and his 10-year-old nephew Liam.

“Andy’s got a long recovery, so that’s what we’re dealing with. His niece, Gracie, is still in the hospital at Primary Children’s Hospital. She’s going to have an extensive recovery, too,” John said.

He says Lila, who had minor injuries due to the airbag, is fine.

John said Andy has had four surgeries so far. He suffered several injuries in the accident, including three fractures to his back.

Liam died in the accident.

“We’ve known these kids their whole lives and it’s so hard knowing we’ll have any more family gatherings without Liam,” John said. “Everyone was wearing a seatbelt and that’s what saved everyone except Liam… It was the wrong place, wrong time for him.”

John told FOX 13 News on Wednesday that Andy will likely be in a wheelchair for three or four months and may need to learn to walk again. He added that it could take a year for Andy to return to work.

“When the fire department learned what happened, they took immediate action,” John said. “They help with all kinds of things. Andy’s cabin needed to be winterized; we had 14 firefighters come down and help us winterize the cabin.”

There was an outpouring of support from the brotherhood Andy built at the Salt Lake City Fire Department.

“I retired here after 31 years of public safety service, and Andy just completed 20 years of service,” John said.

John says both families are working together to get through this situation.

“We will all overcome this problem together. We all trust each other,” he said.

A GoFundMe has been set up for Andy and his family. HERE.

Another GoFundMe was established for the Love family HERE.