Crime & Safety
Man Overdoses at Buffalo Wild Wings in New Lenox
Police said he injected while sitting in a car before entering the restaurant.
A 30-year-old man was hospitalized Wednesday night after overdosing outside a Buffalo Wild Wings in New Lenox.
The man's friend called 9-1-1 around 9 p.m. after the man, of Braidwood, became unresponsive. He was transported to Silver Cross Hospital, where he recovered and was later discharged. His name is being withheld at this time.
It appeared the man injected while in a car in the parking lot, said New Lenox Deputy Police Chief Robert Pawlisz. Officers found drug paraphernalia to indicate heroin use inside the car.
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