Drug Overdose Contributes To FDL County Traffic Crash

A Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s deputy used Narcan to revive a driver who crashed on Rienzi Road near County Highway K Wednesday morning. Sheriff’s officials say when the deputy arrived at the scene in the Town of Empire he found the driver of the vehicle unconscious with a hypodermic needle in his right hand. Naran was used to revive the driver a 35-year-old Fond du Lac area man. The driver wasn’t injured and was taken into custody for possession of a restricted controlled substance. Assisting at the scene were the Wisconsin State Patrol, Eden Fire Department and First Responders and a City of Fond du Lac Paramedic Unit. The time of the call was 7:25 a.m.