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New York Post
11 hours ago
- Automotive
- New York Post
Alijah Arenas details what went wrong in horrifying crash: ‘As if I wasn't in the car'
Alijah Arenas detailed the frightening car crash that put him in a medically induced coma during a press conference on Tuesday. The son of former NBA All-Star Gilbert Arenas and an incoming USC basketball freshman said he was heading home from shooting practice on April 24 when his Cybertruck suddenly lost control, crashing into a fire hydrant and a tree. 'I switched lanes without meaning to, and I knew something was wrong, and next thing you know, I can't get back to the left lane,' Arenas, 18, said. 'So then a car is coming towards me, and I think that I'll just pull over. So I speed up to pull over to the right in a neighborhood because there are cars parked on the street I'm on to the right. But when I'm speeding up to turn, I can't stop. The wheel wasn't responding to me as if I wasn't in the car.' Advertisement Chatsworth High School basketball player Alijah Arenas practices on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, in Los Angeles. AP After the crash, Arenas said he went in and out of consciousness as his vehicle burst into flames. Eventually, two onlookers helped Arenas out of the burning car before he was rushed to the hospital. Advertisement 'I went into panic mode, instinctively, checked my surroundings,' he said. 'I couldn't see outside the car because of all the fog.' Despite the vehicle troubles, Arenas blamed himself for the scary incident. Alijah Arenas, of Chatsworth High School in California, who has committed to USC next year, takes questions during the McDonald's All American Games Media Day, Monday, March 31, 2025 in New York. AP 'Honestly, I take full responsibility for the crash, whether it was me, another car, a malfunction,' Arenas said. 'I don't want to put anyone else in this situation, the people who made the car, anything like that. I take full responsibility.' Advertisement Arenas was released from the hospital about a week after the accident and has since made a full recovery. 'I've been good,' Arenas said during his media availability. 'I've been really getting back into it, especially where I was to where I am now. I feel like I've gotten a lot better. And then especially seeing my teammates, it's really motivated me a lot to push forward and to keep up with the team. 'Getting out of the hospital, that was my main focus. I already thought about the team.'
Yahoo
25-04-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Alijah Arenas crash video shows fiery wreck that led to USC commit being induced into coma
Video from the car crash involving Alijah Arenas, the son of ex-NBA star Gilbert Arenas, showed a fiery scene in the wee hours Thursday morning just outside his San Fernando Valley home. The video, obtained by TMZ and shot by a neighbor of the Arenas family, revealed a scary scene where the Tesla of the USC men's basketball commit was engulfed in flames, while a nearby fire hydrant spewed water after the car hit it. Advertisement Arenas was reportedly placed in an induced coma following the incident. Basketball phenom Alijah Arenas rolled on the ground in a huge puddle of water just moments after he was ripped from a burning Tesla Cybertruck, video obtained by TMZ Sports shows. TMZ Sports/Backgrid The outlet reported the neighbor as saying the accident occurred around 5 a.m. Good Samaritans could be seen attempting to pull Arenas out of the car in the video before it cuts to when first responders appeared to arrive on the scene. Alijah Arenas rolled into a puddle on the ground after the accident. TMZ Sports/Backgrid Alijah Arenas, of Chatsworth High School in California, who has committed to USC next year, takes questions during the McDonald's All American Games Media Day, Monday, March 31, 2025 in New York. AP The person filming the video could be heard telling a firefighter there had been one person in the car, 'but check in the car first please, just in case.' The video published by TMZ also showed Arenas on the ground in pain after he was pulled from the crash. He was later put on a stretcher and taken to a local hospital. Neighbors ran outside to help the high school basketball star after the wreck. TMZ Sports/Backgrid Authorities said he was in 'stable condition' while being transported. Advertisement Sports Illustrated high school hoops insider Tarek Fattal reported Arenas was put into an induced coma as part of the protocol for smoke inhalation. A security video from a nearby home provided to KTLA showed the moment that the Tesla struck the tree, and witness Jose Prera described a scene having 'a lot of smoke' and fire. Alijah Arenas seen on the court during the 48th Annual McDonald's All-American Games on April 1, 2025. Getty Images for McDonald's Authorities have not officially confirmed the identity of the person involved in the crash. The Los Angeles Police Department told KTLA that a 'Cybertruck crashed into a fire hydrant and a tree on the 7900 block of Corbin Avenue just before 5 a.m., after which an 18-year-old was hospitalized in stable condition.'
New York Post
25-04-2025
- Automotive
- New York Post
Alijah Arenas crash video shows fiery wreck that led to USC commit being induced into coma
Video from the car crash involving Alijah Arenas, the son of ex-NBA star Gilbert Arenas, showed a fiery scene in the wee hours Thursday morning just outside his San Fernando Valley home. The video, obtained by TMZ and shot by a neighbor of the Arenas family, revealed a scary scene where the Tesla of the USC men's basketball commit was engulfed in flames, while a nearby fire hydrant spewed water after the car hit it. Arenas was reportedly placed in an induced coma following the incident. Advertisement 5 Basketball phenom Alijah Arenas rolled on the ground in a huge puddle of water just moments after he was ripped from a burning Tesla Cybertruck, video obtained by TMZ Sports shows. TMZ Sports/Backgrid The outlet reported the neighbor as saying the accident occurred around 5 a.m. Good Samaritans could be seen attempting to pull Arenas out of the car in the video before it cuts to when first responders appeared to arrive on the scene. Advertisement 5 Alijah Arenas rolled into a puddle on the ground after the accident. TMZ Sports/Backgrid 5 Alijah Arenas, of Chatsworth High School in California, who has committed to USC next year, takes questions during the McDonald's All American Games Media Day, Monday, March 31, 2025 in New York. AP The person filming the video could be heard telling a firefighter there had been one person in the car, 'but check in the car first please, just in case.' The video published by TMZ also showed Arenas on the ground in pain after he was pulled from the crash. He was later put on a stretcher and taken to a local hospital. Advertisement 5 Neighbors ran outside to help the high school basketball star after the wreck. TMZ Sports/Backgrid Authorities said he was in 'stable condition' while being transported. Sports Illustrated high school hoops insider Tarek Fattal reported Arenas was put into an induced coma as part of the protocol for smoke inhalation. A security video from a nearby home provided to KTLA showed the moment that the Tesla struck the tree, and witness Jose Prera described a scene having 'a lot of smoke' and fire. Advertisement 5 Alijah Arenas seen on the court during the 48th Annual McDonald's All-American Games on April 1, 2025. Getty Images for McDonald's Authorities have not officially confirmed the identity of the person involved in the crash. The Los Angeles Police Department told KTLA that a 'Cybertruck crashed into a fire hydrant and a tree on the 7900 block of Corbin Avenue just before 5 a.m., after which an 18-year-old was hospitalized in stable condition.'
