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ARAPAHOE COUNTY, CO – A young boy is in a body cast after surviving a horrible car crash that was orchestrated by his father, KUSA reports.

According to court records obtained by KUSA, Nathan Weitzel, 29, took his 2-year-old son Isaiah to the park on August 21 at 11 a.m. While he was watching Isaiah play, he thought of a way to kill him.

Weitzel put his son inside his car and didn’t restrain him with a seat buckle on purpose. Then he intentionally drove into several cars at 75 miles per hour.

When police arrived at the scene, Weitzel told them he was trying to kill his son.

Weitzel allegedly told investigators “the reason he wanted to kill Isaiah was because being a father was a big responsibility and he did not think he was man enough to raise a child.”

Weitzel also admitted to using cocaine that day.

According to court documents, a woman at the scene said as she was calling 911, she saw Weitzel, “hitting the child … it looked like an elbow. It was horrifying.”

Weitzel was arrested and taken to the Arapahoe County Jail. He’s been charged with attempted first-degree murder, child abuse, assault, criminal mischief, possession of a controlled substance and vehicular assault.

Isaiah was treated at Children’s Hospital Colorado, but he is now back at home with half of his body in a cast.

“He’s in the place that he should be. He needs to be in jail for a long time,” said Isaiah’s mom, Nancy Lopez.

Lopez takes care of Isaiah full time, but he used to spend weekends with his father.

Lopez says Weitzel made statements in the past about not wanting to be a father.

A GoFundMe page has been set up to help cover Isaiah’s medical expenses.