Special Salute For Former CPD Officer Jim Crowley, Paralyzed By Drunken Driver Over 30 Years Ago

CHICAGO (CBS) -- There was a Christmas homecoming Monday night for a former Chicago Police officer who was left paralyzed by a drunken driver.

Officer Jim Crowley received a special salute and celebration in the Mount Greenwood neighborhood.

The Chicago native was paralyzed when a drunken driver hit his police car in 1987.

Crowley has been living in a Texas rehab facility. But the Police Memorial Foundation arranged to bring him home for the holidays.

Officers held a special roll call in Crowley's honor, and each one shook his hand.

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