Massachusetts State Police held a blood drive Friday to honor station commander Lieutenant Donald Bossi who was nearly killed in a hit-and-run in Revere earlier this summer.

More than one hundred people donated blood at the event in Peabody. That's three times the number of donors the American Red Cross usually gets during a summer drive.

"Summer drives are always hard for us, but this is a great response today. The need for blood is constant," said Red Cross spokesman Jeff Hall.

"This is when we can all stand together and support Lieutenant Bossi," said State Police Colonel Geoffrey Noble. "When you look around here today and you all see the troopers that are here today, Lieutenant Bossi is a revered leader within the Mass. State Police. He is loved by his troopers."

Bossi was h

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