Off-Duty State Trooper, Good Samaritan Save Man's Life In Milford

MILFORD, CT — An off-duty State Police Trooper and a Good Samaritan are being credited for helping to save a motorist's life in Milford on Interstate 95. At 4:50 p.m. on Easter Sunday, Troop G-Bridgeport received 911 calls reporting that a vehicle was stopped on the right shoulder of I-95 northbound near exit 36 in Milford.

Callers further reported that there were good Samaritans also stopped on the right shoulder aiding the operator who was having a seizure outside of the vehicle on the right shoulder, State Police said.

An off-duty trooper, who was in the area, heard the radio broadcast and immediately responded to the scene, State Police said. Once the off-duty trooper arrived, he found several good Samaritans caring for the unresponsive 22-year-old man, State Police said.

The trooper recognized the signs of opiate overdose, and administered his assigned intranasal naloxone (Narcan) to the unresponsive male, State Police said. The male began to regain consciousness shortly after EMS arrived on scene and was transported to the hospital where he was evaluated and released a short time later, State Police said.

Troopers first became trained in how to recognize the signs of an opiate overdose and how to administer Narcan in 2014. Every Connecticut State Trooper carries a Narcan kit in their assigned state police vehicle.
Photo: The picture shows a Connecticut State Police Training Academy instructor training troopers on how to properly administer Narcan.

"This is another example of, not only, the dangers of illegal heroin use, but the duties of Connecticut State Troopers whether they are on-duty or off-duty when in their cruiser. Heroin use is not only illegal, but it is dangerous to the user, and potentially, to the people around them. Those that choose to use heroin then operate a vehicle put other motorists, good Samaritans and first responders at further risk," State Police said.