Comatose Officer Shows Signs of Improvement
From Staff and Wire Reports
A comatose officer struck by a hit-and-run driver showed signs of improvement Sunday, but remained in critical condition at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, police officials said.
Officer Christopher Chavez, 27, was standing next to his patrol car while assisting in a domestic violence investigation Saturday when he and Officer Leon Maya, 29, were struck near Heliotrope Drive at Beverly Boulevard in the Hollywood area. Maya was treated and released.
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