The Denver police sergeant who was seriously injured during the Nuggets’ NBA championship parade in June has had his leg amputated, according to a message posted to a website created to collect donations for him and his family.
Sgt. Justin Dodge was in front of a fire truck carrying Denver Nuggets players during the June 15 parade, trying to protect paradegoers who had moved onto the street, when the truck rolled over his left leg, Denver police Chief Ron Thomas said during a news conference that afternoon.
Dodge went into surgery that day, but Denver Health Medical Center emergency room chief Dr.