Alijah Arenas, a better recruit from the USC and the catwall star of Catsworth High, woke up from his coma after a serious Cybertruck accident early Thursday morning and “showed significant signs of progress”, according to a statement from his family shared with Times.
Arenas remains intubated, but the son of the former NBA player, Gilbert Arenas, opened his eyes and was able to communicate by writing on a piece of paper.
“He remembered smoke,” read the statement, and asked, “Did anyone injured himself?”
Alijah Arenas lost control of her Tesla Cybertruck shortly before 5 am Thursday morning, hitting a fire mouth and a tree. The mutilated car caught fire while Arenas was still inside. Arenas was the only person injured during the accident.
A Tela Cybertruck crumbled rests next to a tree following an accident involving the best Alijah arenas of the USC basketball.
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The family said on Friday that “courageous individuals” helped save the arenas of the vehicle on fire. A person who helped arenas remembers having heard “hitting the car window, but I couldn’t see anything because the smoke was so thick,” said the family’s declaration. “It was then that I realized that someone was inside. I tried to break the window, but it wouldn’t give. Then I saw that one of the windows was cracked just enough and we used everything we had to fold it to remove it. The car was on fire. We just knew we had to get him out. ”
The family congratulated “this act of courage, as well as the incredible desire of Alijah to survive”, calling it “nothing less than miraculous”.
A video of the scene after the post-Crash morning, obtained by TMZ, showed arenas lying down down in the street in a few centimeters of water while the broken bolts pulverized water in the air. In the background, a person shouts on Arenas several times to “wake up”.
Arenas was “stable” after being taken to the hospital, according to LAPD officer Rosario Cervantes. It was intubated and placed in a medically induced coma, which is a common step in the treatment of severe smoke inhalation.
Drugs and alcohol were not suspected of being a factor in the accident, a source knowing the investigation of the unauthorized accident to discuss it publicly said Times publicly.
The Cybertruck was still wrapped around a tree of hours after the accident, with a “parking -free” panel crumpled between the vehicle and the tree. The windshield was broken, while the vestiges with a deployed airbag dragged through the driver’s side window. Metal and plastic guys were scattered around the accident site.
After being withdrawn from the scene, the Cybertruck again caught fire in a nearby chassis, an unauthorized incident to discuss it publicly said Times publicly.
Arenas was joined at the hospital by her mother, Laura Govan; Father, Gilbert Arenas; siblings; and an extended family.
“The family continues to request prayers and public support while their baby miracle turns to complete recovery,” said the statement, thanking the Alijah Arenas medical team for “exceptional care”.
Arenas is a basketball prospect among the top 10 nationwide and the Crown Jewel of the USC recruitment class in 2025. He led Chatsworth to the CIF State Championship match. He leaves school as top scorer of all time in the city section with more than 3,000 points.
Arenas, who will not officially join the USC before the summer, was to play an important role for Trojan horses next season in the first year.
Trojan coach Eric Musselman said in a statement published on social media on Thursday that “our thoughts and prayers are with Alijah and his family after this morning accident. Please keep it, teammates and friends, and the whole family of the Arenas in your prayers. ”
Chatsworth students had the school day of the school on Thursday respecting the day of the Armenian genocide Memorial.
