. >> reporter: willie logan credits his school and family and the support for overcoming his devastatinginjuries. >> i have two scholarships. >> reporter: to understand why that is significant, let's go back to january 11 last year. >> reporter: the teenagers were just leaving a high school basketball last night. >> reporter: i cover that story with a van carrying willie logan and five other teenager slammed into a tree killing two girls. he broke many bones in his body with the force tearing off his leg. his brain was so badly damaged that he could not speak. to this day it is speech is still a work in progress. he short-term memory is still a big problem. >> i used to not know what 2+2 was. >> willie had to be re-taught everything. he needed to learn how to care for himself again, to use the restroom or to wall. >> reporter: but this three sport athlete refused to surrender and put more effort into not only the rehab but is classes. the antioch high school coaches, counselors and teachers spent extra time with him to make sure that he had all of the support he needed. mom and dad say t

. >> willie logan was in a horrific car crash in january of last year. two of his friends were killed and he lost his leg. he also broke multiple bones and suffered a severe brain injury. but the three sport athlete fought hard to recover with the help of family, friends, coaches, counselors and teachers. >> i got accepted into nine colleges and to scholarships. >> to see where he was and where he is now, it is hard not to be completely overwhelmed with excitement and thankfulness. >> in spite of all the college offers, he has decided to stay close to home to continue his rehab. he will attend his local community college and hopefully try out for their baseball team. >>> coming up, why this cute bay area baby could become a very familiar face to a lot of new mothers all over the world. >>> a quick check of your headlines. governor newsom michelle a threat over defiance in the coronavirus crisis. he is telling yuba, sutter and modot counties they will lose disaster funding if they continue to defy his stay at home orders. >>> napa, sonoma and solano count

. >> reporter: willie logan did not think he would graduate, let alone on time in june. he credited his village, family, friends, and school for providing the support he needed to overcome his devastating injuries. to understand why this is significant, let me take you back to january 11 of last year. >> the teenagers were just leaving a high school basketball game last night. >> reporter: i covered that story, a man that covered a van hit a car of teenagers. the force of the impact tour of willie's left leg, his brain was so badly damaged she could not speak. to this day his speech is still a work in progress, and short- term memory remains a big problem. >> i used to not know what 2+2 was. >> willie had to be re-taught everything, he needed to learn how to care for himself again, to use the restroom, to walk. >> reporter: the three sport athlete refused to surrender, he put even more effort into his rehab and his classes. his high school coaches, counselors and teachers also spent extra time with him to make sure he had all the support he needed. mom and dad say his fa