“Boy, 18, Who Was Hit by a Car and in a Coma, Overcomes the Odds to Run Cross Country,” TODAY, August, 28, 2026

Screenshot from TODAY story of Bensten holding his mom's hand from hospital bed.

A national TODAY feature highlights the remarkable recovery of Bensten Schone, a McLean teenager who was critically injured at age 6 after being struck by a car while sledding. Airlifted to Inova Fairfax Hospital with a fractured skull and severe traumatic brain injury, Bensten spent more than two weeks in a medically induced coma and…

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