Video caught Florida Officer Courtney Bannick overdosing on fentanyl after exposure during a traffic stop.
Thankfully she survived after three doses of Narcan. From Click Orlando:
Officer Bannick was conducting a traffic stop at midnight on Tuesday when she located various narcotics on the passenger, whom she placed into custody, police said.Video shows Bannick leaving the scene, before she was heard choking and breathless on her radio by Cpl. O’Shea.“When he walked to her vehicle to check on her, he observed her to be in and out of consciousness and needing immediate medical attention,” a new release reads.Sgt. Mahaney and K-9 Handler Lt. Brown, from Tavares and Astatula police departments respectively, administered three doses of NARCAN to Bannick and transported her to the hospital, where she is expected to fully recover.“I have done this (100) times before the same way,” said Bannick, who was wearing gloves when handling the narcotics. “It only takes one time and a minimal amount. I’m thankful I wasn’t alone and had immediate help.”
Bannick wanted the media to show the video of the incident “so the public could see how powerful the drug is.”
Detective Courtney Sullivan said Bannick “doesn’t really remember much.”
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