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…