Philadelphia Highway Patrol Officer Andy Chan Weaned Off Ventilator

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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - A Philadelphia Highway Patrol officer is now breathing on his own after being on a ventilator for over a month. Officer Andy Chan was critically injured on Jan. 3 when he was thrown from his motorcycle after it was struck by another driver who did not see him, police say.

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Police said Chan was left with a "very significant head injury." He underwent surgery at Jefferson-Torresdale Hospital following the accident.

On Tuesday, Eyewitness New confirmed he was taken off a ventilator and was breathing on his own.

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Chan, who has been on the force for 24 years, was on his way to work at the time of the accident.

Family and friends are praying he makes a full recovery.

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