Nitro Police Officer In Critical Condition

{Nitro, West Virginia}...Nitro Police Officer 25 year old Jimmy Lee remained in critical condition Friday, but he was showing signs of recovery after being struck by a car on Thanksgiving evening while he was directing traffic at the intersection of Cross Lanes Drive and 40th Street. Police say a broken down car was being loaded onto a tow truck when traffic began backing up. When Lee tried to stop one lane to allow the other to go, he was struck. Lee suffered a fractured skull, a blood clot on his brain and severe blood loss. Lee was taken into emergency surgery at CAMC General Hospital Thursday night. He was able to open his eyes, move his toes and give a thumbs-up during a nerve test Friday afternoon.