OLYMPIA, WA – A swift response by Washington State Patrol troopers may have saved the life of an unconscious driver during a suspected overdose incident on Interstate 5.
According to WSP, a 911 call came in reporting a vehicle being driven erratically on the southbound side of I-5. A responding trooper located the vehicle stopped on the shoulder and found the male driver unresponsive behind the wheel.
Believing the driver was experiencing a drug overdose, the trooper administered two doses of Narcan, which had no effect. A WSP sergeant arrived shortly after and provided two additional doses. When the driver remained unconscious, troopers removed him from the vehicle and continued life-saving efforts until medics arrived…