By Hudson Sangree
hsangree@sacbee.com
Fair Oaks teenager Allen Wright, who thought up an application for the Apple iPhone called "A Note to God," was apparently struck by a hit-and-run driver while crossing Sunrise Boulevard early Sunday and remains in a coma, his father said.
Wright's supporters are asking for users of the popular iPhone application to offer prayers for its young inventor.
"We believe in the power of prayer," said the teen's father, Tod Wright, his voice breaking with emotion. "(Allen) needs his idea of A Note to God to work for him."
A Note to God received worldwide attention upon its launch. It lets iPhone users send prayers into cyberspace and allows them to read the prayers of others and offer support.
Wright was 17 when he submitted his proposal to Medl Mobile, a Los Angeles-based developer of iPhone apps. Medl selected "A Note to God" from among 20,000 proposals, calling it "brilliant."
Wright, a senior at Del Campo High School and regular churchgoer, told the Bee in July 2009 that he came up with the idea while lying in bed and feeling lonely.
"If you want to send a message, and you don't have anybody to talk to, you could send a little prayer," he said.
Now 18, Allen Wright has been serving as a police cadet and was planning to join the Marines after graduation, his father said.
Tod Wright said doctors at Mercy San Juan Medical Center have told him his son stands only a 30 to 40 percent chance of regaining consciousness.
Call The Bee's Hudson Sangree, (916) 321-1191.
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