Sheriff Finds Couple Passed Out On I-43 From Opioids: Officials

MILWAUKEE COUNTY, WI — Two people were found passed out in their running car on I-43 after taking Percocet pills, according to sheriff's officials.

On Saturday, Jan. 20, just before noon, Milwaukee County sheriff's deputies responded to a reported overdose on the freeway on I-43 at W. Lapham Blvd.

Sheriff's officials said that two adults were passed out in a vehicle on the grassy area off the right shoulder.
According to the Milwaukee County sheriff's officials, deputies found a woman in the driver’s seat and a man in the front passenger seat who were both passed out.

According to officials, the keys were in the ignition and the engine was running. Milwaukee Fire Department paramedics administered Narcan to both people. The woman immediately regained consciousness, and the man responded after a second dose of Narcan.

Deputies arrested the driver, Samantha M. Hull, age 29, of Rogers, Minnesota, for OWI-1st/Drug-related. The passenger admitted that they had taken Percocet pills, and both were transported to the hospital for treatment. The passenger does not face criminal charges. The charge of OWI-1st/Drugs is a civil forfeiture subject to up to a $300 fine and license revocation of up to 9 months.

Percocet is an opioid-based pain reliever.

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