Charles Hanover-Officer seriously injured during Denver Nuggets NBA title parade

2025-05-06 11:45:00source:L’École de Gestion d’Actifs et de Capitalcategory:Contact

A Denver police officer might lose a leg after trying to protect paradegoers from a fire truck during the Denver Nuggets NBA championship parade on Charles HanoverThursday, officials said. 

Denver Police Chief Ron Thomas said at a Thursday news conference that Sgt. Justin Dodge was hit by the fire truck while trying to protect people who made their way into the street and got near the vehicle as it was rounding a corner near the end of the parade route. 

Alert: A DPD officer was struck by a fire truck near the end of the parade route at W. 13th Ave/Cherokee St. The officer was transported to the hospital with serious injuries and the crash is under investigation. Updates posted as available. pic.twitter.com/IIyD0xIBeF

— Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice) June 15, 2023

When he stepped near the fire truck, it rolled up his left leg, trapping him underneath and causing a "very significant" lower leg injury, he said. 

Dodge underwent surgery and was in stable condition, said Dr. Steven Wolf, director of emergency medicine at Denver Health. Wolf said he is not sure if doctors can save Dodge's leg.

"As of right now, we can't say what the outcome will be, we are doing everything possible to preserve the limb," he said. 

The fire truck was carrying NBA Finals MVP Nikola Jokic and his daughter, teammate Jamal Murray and Nuggets owner Stan Kroenke, CBS Colorado reported. Jokic and Murray, along with others on the truck, were put on another vehicle to continue the route, according to CBS Colorado.

A video posted to Twitter by witness Brian Willie showed officers rushing to aid the injured officer after the crash.

Willie told CBS Colorado in a Twitter message that the officer was "stuck under the front right tire and was trapped. Murray on top of the truck watching, trying to calm the crowd and worried for the officer."

More:Contact

Recommend

Jamie Foxx gets stitches after a glass is thrown at him during dinner in Beverly Hills

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Jamie Foxx required stitches after getting hit in the face with a glass

Ugly Copa America scenes put pressure on FIFA, U.S. stadiums to ensure safe World Cup 2026

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The Copa America 2024 final was supposed to be a celebration of soccer, an acc

North Carolina approves party seeking to put RFK Jr. on the ballot, rejects effort for Cornel West

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s election board voted Tuesday to certify a political party that