Officer, Good Samaritan Save Man, Woman From Drug Overdose In Canton

CANTON, GA -- The Canton Police Department is asking the public to help find the woman who pulled over to help save the lives of two people suffering from an apparent drug overdose.

Canton officer Danny Mendoza was patrolling the southbound side of Interstate 575 near Exit 19 around 9:08 p.m. Tuesday, June 26 when he noticed a pickup truck with its hazard lights activated.

Mendoza pulled over to see if he could assist and found the passenger door open, with a man unconscious on the ground and a woman unresponsive in the passenger seat, the Canton Police Department said.

Mendoza recognized the pair were suffering from a drug overdose and began to perform CPR on the woman as a Good Samaritan pulled over, checked for a pulse on the man and cleared his airway, the agency added.

Corporal Tiffany Cromer and Cherokee sheriff's deputies David Barone and Joe Testa arrived on scene soon after, took over CPR and administered Narcan to the unresponsive man and woman.

Both were revived and transported to Northside Hospital Cherokee for treatment. The agency said they both survived the overdose.

Mendoza and the other officers will be recognized with the agency's Life Saving Award at a future Canton City Council meeting.

"We are extremely proud of our officers, Cherokee sheriff's deputies and (the) citizen who quickly worked together as a team to save the lives of these individuals," Canton Police Chief Mark Mitchell said. "We are all in this together when it comes to serving our community."

Mendoza and the Canton Police Department are asking the public to help them locate the Good Samaritan who took part in these life-saving efforts. Anyone who can help locate the woman in the photo is asked to contact the Canton Police Department at 770-720-4883.

Image via Danny Mendoza