Alijah Arenas, a top USC recruit and Chatsworth High basketball star, awoke from his his coma after a serious Cybertruck crash early Thursday morning and “shown significant signs of progress,” according to a statement from the family shared with The Times.
Arenas remains intubated, but the son of former NBA player Gilbert Arenas opened his eyes and was able to communicate by writing on a piece of paper.
“He remembered the smoke,” the statement read, and asked, “Did anyone get hurt?”
Alijah Arenas lost control of his Tesla Cybertruck shortly before 5 a.