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After more than three weeks in a coma, Chance Bothe regained consciousness but initially recognized neither of his parents, Bothe said.
CNN: Fatal wrecks underscore risks for young drivers
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Bothe knows that many parents of young drivers are not so lucky.
CNN: Fatal wrecks underscore risks for young drivers
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With such severe injuries, Chance Bothe was hospitalized for seven months.
CNN: Fatal wrecks underscore risks for young drivers
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"It was just a curve coming into town, " Bobby Bothe said.
CNN: Fatal wrecks underscore risks for young drivers
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Chance Bothe's near-fatal texting is common, according to CDC statistics.
CNN: Fatal wrecks underscore risks for young drivers
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"He's a little bit slower than he was" but is working on a ranch, attending online classes from home and planning to take his message of survival to high schools around the state, Bobby Bothe said.
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His son had suffered a compound broken leg, broken ankles, broken ribs, a punctured lung, a broken sternum, a broken neck, a broken nose, crushed eye sockets, a crushed forehead and a fractured skull, Bothe said.
CNN: Fatal wrecks underscore risks for young drivers