A 15-year-old Springfield boy is in a coma, hooked to machines in his parent’s living room. They say a neighbor hit, dragged and nearly killed the teen before he could get his own driver’s license. In our most moving speed zone, we show you what can happen when kids and drivers collide.

KSPR talked to the family who’s praying their son wakes up after the crash in Southwest Greene County.

When the sun set on Roxbury road seven months ago a sixteen-year-old driver hit two teens who were working on a small motorbike on this curb. The driver says he couldn't see the kids but witnesses say he was speeding.

Hayden Stanley’s friends call him Superman. The fifteen-year-old lays in a coma, surviving a horrific crash. His dad John Stanley says, “I’ve been through two wars and I’ve never seen anything as bad as seeing my kid underneath that car.”

Hayden’s Kryptonite was a 16-year-old driver who troopers say wasn’t paying attention. Stanley says, “The skid marks were 12 feet long, at least.” Neighbors and Hayden’s dad lifted the car off his son. Doctors gave Hayden five-percent chance of coming out of his coma. Stanley said, “He has one skull fracture that started at the back of his head all the way to his eyebrow.”

One of the hardest things for Hayden’s family, they say the driver lives just four houses down. They have to watch him drive by every day. Stanley says, “To have somebody show no remorse it’s like a double slap in the face.”

We stopped by the driver’s house to see if he or his parents would talk. We left our number but they haven’t called back.

Highway Patrol Crash reports say both the driver, Hayden and his friend who was also hit weren’t paying attention. The reports say the sixteen-year-old was driving too fast for conditions.

Stanley says “He looks like he could open his eyes to talk to you.” Unfortunately he hasn’t. So hundreds of Hayden’s friends can only write the teen that lays silent. His dreams of driving, playing in his band, starting high school are all put on hold until he pulls through. Stanley says, “He was a great kid a great student. He had his life taken away from him because someone was careless and didn’t pay attention to what he was doing.”

We aren't identifying the teenager who was driving that day. Authorities have up to a year to charge him with a crime. If charges are filed it will depend on how Hayden is doing. The family has already filed a civil suit.

The modest family is dealing with huge medical bills. If you are interested in helping, call the Carver Middle School or stop by an Empire Bank, just tell them you want to donate to Hayden Stanley's fund.