It’s been almost a month since UAlbany freshman Alexa Kropf was seriously injured by a dirt bike in a hit-and-run in Albany.

These have been many long days.

“She definitely needs assistance with everything that she does,” said her father, Jim Kropf. “Going to the bathroom needs two people to carry her to a chair.”

Her bones are healing.

“Cognitively, she’s getting there. Not quite there yet. She is putting some sentences together and some words together. Do they always make sense? No, unfortunately. But she does recognize people and who we are, which is nice to see. It’s confusing for us for her not to always make the connection, and I’m sure it’s very frustrating for her as well.”

Albany Police have made no arrests, so far.

“Again, we trust, we have confidence in them that they’re doing the right thing and that they’ll eventually find the individual who did this,” said Kropf.

As Alexa continues her slow and steady recovery at Albany Medical Center, the Albany County Sheriff’s Department has been cracking down on ATVs and dirt bikes in the city of Albany.

Sheriff Craig Apple has been on the offensive all-month, repeatedly seizing illegal bikes and ATVs from city streets and arresting people.

“We’re done with it. We’ve had complaints now for two years,” said Apple. “Last year, people yelled at us for going after them and said, ‘Oh, kids will be kids,’ but now I think this is what happens when you have inaction. It gets to this point, and now everybody’s frustrated. I mean, I’ve got people texting constantly. Instant messaging about being run off the road or somebody’s screaming at them or scared by having dirt bikes around their cars. Enough is enough, and we’re not going to tolerate it.”

Meanwhile, there’s talk of moving Alexa to rehab. She’s got a long road ahead.

“Uncertainty still remains of how much further she’s going to move along cognitively, and that’s really scary,” said her father. “We hope she gets there.”