EUGENE, Ore. — Two separate incidents late on Wednesday night in Eugene ended with arrests on suspicion of impaired driving, including one case in which officers administered naloxone to an unresponsive driver.
The Eugene Police Department (EPD) tells us that at 8:20 p.m. on April 1, 2026, callers reported a Chevrolet Cruz stationary in the intersection of N. Seneca Road and Roosevelt Boulevard with the engine running and the driver unresponsive. EPD officers responded for a welfare check and pinned the vehicle to prevent it from moving while they checked on the driver, later identified as 36-year-old Steven Andrew Polk of Eugene.
EPD reports they found Polk unconscious, pulled him from the car and administered naloxone (Narcan) as it appeared he was possibly overdosing. The Eugene Springfield Fire Department (ESFD) took over treatment at the scene, and Polk became conscious and alert. He declined transport to a local hospital…