Roadside overdose rescue in Wisconsin
By Kendall Keys
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RACINE COUNTY, Wisconsin (WISN) — New video from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation shows an out-of-control car on I-41/I-94 between Seven Mile Road and Elm Road in Racine County around 11 a.m. Tuesday morning.
The Racine County Sheriff’s Office said the driver, suffering from an overdose, survived.
The car hit the median several times before crossing every lane, eventually coming to a stop with the unconscious driver inside.
The Racine County Sheriff’s Office identified the driver as a 25-year-old woman.
The video showed good Samaritans approaching the stopped car to help the driver. They broke the window open with a shovel and pulled her unconscious body out of the car. Minutes later, deputies arrived at the scene.
Deputies said they realized the woman was showing signs of a drug overdose. They administered two doses of Narcan.
Deputies revived the woman and she was not injured, according to Racine County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff’s deputies arrested her on charges including operating while intoxicated, possession of a schedule II narcotic, and possession of drug paraphernalia. Sheriff’s deputies also issued several traffic-related citations.
WISN 12 News spoke with the driver’s family. They declined to comment at this time.
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