Denver Police officer John Adsit underwent his 10th surgery on Wednesday, and his family issuing a statement saying he was able to speak with them afterwards.
“The medical staff was able to put a special value in his tracheotomy, and John was able to speak to his family,” the Adsit family said in a statement via Denver Health. “Praise the Lord! It was the best Christmas present ever! Merry Christmas Eve!”
Adsit, a nine-year veteran of the department, and three other officers were when a motorist suffering a medical episode crashed into his bicycle as he monitored a group of Denver East High School students who walked out of school in during a protest.
Adsit underwent a number of surgeries immediately after the incident and has remained at Denver Health. On Dec. 11, for the first time. According to a Dec. 20 statement from the family, he remains in critical condition.
