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Last Thursday, a scary situation unfolded when USC men’s basketball recruit Alijah Arenas suffered a car crash and was put into a medically induced coma induced coma. Four days later, however, there was a significant positive update regarding the story.
On Monday, Arenas’s father, Josiah Johnson, a friend and podcast co-host of Arenas’s father, former NBA player Gilbert Arenas, gave an update on his son’s condition.
As quoted in USA Today, “happy to announce that Alijah is doing much better,’ Josiah Johnson, one of the hosts of "Gil's Arena," said during the show Monday. ‘Alijah's doing better, walking, talking, progressing very well, should be released from the hospital very soon. No major injuries as a result of the car accident.’
Johnson said Arenas, 18, was driving back from the gym Thursday morning in the Los Angeles suburb of Reseda when he lost control of his vehicle. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, a Tesla Cybertruck driven by an 18-year-old driver crashed into a tree and a fire hydrant at 4:55 a.m. The truck caught on fire as heavy smoke came out of it.
Arenas was transported to a local hospital in serious condition following the crash and was placed into an induced coma. Arenas' family shared an update on Friday that he was out of the induced coma and although he remained intubated, he was able to open his eyes and write on a piece of paper.”
This is obviously very good news for Arenas. While still an extremely scary situations, it appears as though he avoided any worst-case scenarios, and is expected to make a full recovery.
This article originally appeared on Trojans Wire: USC's Alijah Arenas is walking, talking, and has no major injuries
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On Monday, Arenas’s father, Josiah Johnson, a friend and podcast co-host of Arenas’s father, former NBA player Gilbert Arenas, gave an update on his son’s condition.
As quoted in USA Today, “happy to announce that Alijah is doing much better,’ Josiah Johnson, one of the hosts of "Gil's Arena," said during the show Monday. ‘Alijah's doing better, walking, talking, progressing very well, should be released from the hospital very soon. No major injuries as a result of the car accident.’
Johnson said Arenas, 18, was driving back from the gym Thursday morning in the Los Angeles suburb of Reseda when he lost control of his vehicle. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, a Tesla Cybertruck driven by an 18-year-old driver crashed into a tree and a fire hydrant at 4:55 a.m. The truck caught on fire as heavy smoke came out of it.
Arenas was transported to a local hospital in serious condition following the crash and was placed into an induced coma. Arenas' family shared an update on Friday that he was out of the induced coma and although he remained intubated, he was able to open his eyes and write on a piece of paper.”
This is obviously very good news for Arenas. While still an extremely scary situations, it appears as though he avoided any worst-case scenarios, and is expected to make a full recovery.
This article originally appeared on Trojans Wire: USC's Alijah Arenas is walking, talking, and has no major injuries
Continue reading...
