SUTTER COUNTY, Calif. — A CHP is recovering after a driver in Sutter County slammed into him over the weekend.
According to a Facebook post by CHP - Yuba-Sutter, Officer David Gordon is in "critical but stable" condition after a speeding SUV crashed into him on Saturday morning. Gordon was directing traffic at the time of the crash, because a railroad crossing signal malfunctioned.
Gordon has already successfully completed a seven-hour long surgery to repair breaks to his arms and legs and have his spleen removed. He's facing additional surgeries for "multiple pelvis fractures, a broken jaw, and a broken shoulder blade."
"Officer Gordon is facing a long recovery," the Facebook post says.
Officers arrested Lucas Julian Nelson, 21, and charged him with a DUI after the crash.
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