Ohio State Police Department has released graphic images of a man and a woman unconscious in a car with a small child on the backseat after they suffered a suspected heroin overdose. Authorities said the decision to make the images public were to highlight a heroin “epidemic” sweeping across the state.
A police officer said he noticed a dark Ford Explorer being driven erratically near a school bus before it came to a stop. He said he made contact with the driver, identified as James Acord, whose head bobbed back and forth while his speech was intelligible.
When the officer asked him a question, he replied he was taking his female passenger, named Rhonda Pasek, to the hospital.
The woman’s four-year-old son was sat on the backseat as the officer questioned the driver. Police reports showed Acord attempted to drive away but was thwarted when the officer removed the keys from the ignition.
Both Acord and Pasek fell into unconsciousness and were given emergency treatment to reverse a heroin overdose before they were taken to hospital.
A small amount of “pink powdery substance” was found in a folded up piece of paper on the front seat between Pasek’s legs, the report added.
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