South Brunswick Police Save Overdose Victim

South Brunswick police used Narcan to save a 21-year-old overdose victim earlier this week.

According to a news release from Capt. James Ryan:

Around 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, police received a 911 call from someone who said his friend was unconscious at the Days Inn motel on Route 1.

When Officer Martin Halmi arrived, two people flagged him down.

They said their friend had used heroin and was inside a room, barely breathing. Halmi found the young man “slouched over a chair, pale, sweaty, and unable to respond.”

The victim did not respond to the first dose of Narcan that Halmi administered.

Minutes later, Officer Bryan Garrison arrived at the motel.

He administered a second dose of Narcan, and within seconds the 21-year-old woke up and began to breathe normally.

He was taken to Princeton University Hospital for further treatment. No charges were filed.