PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. – A Pembroke Pines police officer who was injured in a crash early Monday is out of the intensive care unit.
In a tweet sent by the Pembroke Pines Police Department, Officer Ben Burke can be seen with a neck brace on and petting a K9 officer by his bedside at Memorial Regional Hospital.
Capt. Al Xiques said Burke continues to recover.
Burke, 43, a 19-year veteran and former officer of the year, was seriously injured when his sport utility vehicle collided with another SUV at Pines Boulevard and Douglas Road.
Police are investigating.
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