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Corrections officer continues fighting after motorcycle crash

GoFundMe set up to assist family of Savion Chavez

Posted 10/19/20

An Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry officer continues to fight for recovery after he was critically injured in crash near Interstate 10 and Sarival Avenue in Goodyear.

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PUBLIC SAFETY

Corrections officer continues fighting after motorcycle crash

GoFundMe set up to assist family of Savion Chavez

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An Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry officer continues to fight for recovery after he was critically injured in crash near Interstate 10 and Sarival Avenue in Goodyear.

Officer Savion Chavez of the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry was on his way to work Oct. 3 when his motorcycle collided with an SUV around noon.

According to family and friends, he suffered two broken legs, two broken arms, bruised lungs and extensive internal bleeding.

Jessica Valadez Garcia, who works with Officer Chavez, created a GoFundMe account to assist his family. As of Monday, Oct. 19, $9,100 of the $20,000 goal had been raised.

Officer Chavez’s sister, Dejah Chavez, has been updating people on his condition via Facebook and reported Oct. 16 he has been on dialysis and received 67 units of blood. Earlier, she reported he had been transferred to a hospital specializing in trauma and neurology, where a drain was inserted into his skull to relieve swelling on the brain.

On Oct. 12, she shared a message from their mother, Natalie.

“Most of you may not know me because my effort went into raising my kids and not updating my status. Our relationship was far more than any mother and son relationship could have. He was my best friend. Not only did I live for him he lived for me,” she wrote. “I have never seen or met anyone quiet like my son because he was truly one in 1 million. I wish I could take credit for the way that he is but that’s not the case, I was just blessed to be his mom. I am begging at this time for everyone to pray for him. He has hung on longer than anyone ever expected and far exceeded any expectations that were originally set. I need my son in my life ... I’m just not ready to let go.”

The message prompted comments from friends and others sending prayers for Officer Chavez’s recovery from as far away as Nebraska.