Police Save Overdosing Man’s Life on I-84

Quick acting police are being called heroes after they saved the life of an overdosing man on Interstate 84.

Arriving officers found the caller kneeling and performing CPR on a 22-year-old man.

The deputies immediately took over, recognized the signs of an opiate overdose and administered three doses of Narcan, police say.

Narcan is a drug proven to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. Police also continued CPR and other lifesaving efforts.

The 22-year-old man from Branchville, N.J., was revived and transported to the Orange Regional Medical Center.

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