LAS VEGAS ( FOX5 ) — A Metro police officer who was nearly killed by a drunk driver has returned to duty three years after the crash that doctors said he would likely not survive.

Officer Geren Santos was awarded the Purple Heart at the Best of the Badge ceremony earlier this month for surviving injuries after doctors gave him a 10% chance of survival.

Santos was assigned to the motors unit on Sept. 3, 2022, taking part in a DUI blitz when the crash occurred at Walnut and Lake Mead.

“I literally saw the DUI that I was going to. But as I got to Walnut and Lake Mead… I just remember going through a green light and everything just went black,” Santos said.

A speeding truck with a drunk driver ran a red light and struck Santos, throwing him 30 feet from his motorcycle. He was rushed to U

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