Denver Officer Hit By Suspected Drunk Driver Has Fractured Spinal Cord

DENVER (CBS4) – The injuries sustained by a Denver police officer who was hit by a suspected drunk driver are worse than originally thought.
The officer, whose name hasn’t been released, had pulled over another suspected drunk driver Friday morning on Interstate 25 near 38th Avenue. That’s when another vehicle slammed into his cruiser, causing a chain reaction crash.
CBS4 has learned the officer suffered a broken jaw, spinal cord fracture and five broken ribs.
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