Newly released video shows the moment when police and emergency crews found two Florida mothers passed out in a sports utility vehicle with their crying toddlers in the back, the Daily Mail reports. Authorities were called to a parking lot shortly after 5 p.m. Oct. 5 for a report of two people passed out in …
A Stafford, Connecticut, woman is facing criminal charges after her 3-year-old son allegedly overdosed on methadone and died. The Hartford Courant reported that Jessica York, 24, is accused of leaving her methadone out where her son, Leon Lapierre, could access it. The child was pronounced dead on April 22, shortly after York called 911 for the unresponsive toddler. The Chief …
Two South Florida mothers are accused of overdosing on heroin in a car while their two newborns sat in the backseat. The Miami Herald reported that June Ann Schweinhart, 28, and Kristen O’Connor, 27, (pictured left and right) allegedly became friends in rehab because their due dates were close together. On Thursday, the pair reportedly bought …
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A man and a woman in West Palm Beach, Florida, were arrested after a 1-year-old girl allegedly overdosed from drugs she took from their heroin stash. The Palm Beach Post reports that Charlie Hagan, 38, and Joseph Critelli, 49, were arrested last week in connection with the child’s near-fatal overdose, which occurred in July. Hagan and …
Police have arrested the mother of a Wisconsin teenager who was found dead in a pond and accused her of going on a huffing binge, WTMJ-TV reports. Prosecutors on Thursday charged Pauline Sanders, 39, with five felony counts of bail jumping and a misdemeanor count of intentionally abusing a hazardous substance. According to authorities, Sanders’ …
A Gainesville, Florida, mother is accused of partaking in a fatal drug binge with her child’s father in the presence of their 4-year-old daughter. The Gainesville Sun reports that police arrested Taylor Perry, 23, Monday on child abuse charges. According to an arrest report, Perry was entering a rehabilitation program for her substance abuse issues. …
A British law student vacationing in Spain died when five bags of ecstasy exploded in her stomach, a hearing on Monday revealed. Providing evidence, the mother of Rebecca Brock, 18, speculated that her daughter was forced into being a drug mule while in Ibiza. The Telegraph reported that Brock was found in her hotel room with …
A teacher at a private elementary school in Vallejo, California, was arrested on Friday for allegedly dealing heroin and methadone. KRON 4 reports that 36-year-old Delicia Gomez, of Napa, was arrested at her home on outstanding warrants of possession of illegal pain pills and identity theft. While searching the teacher’s Napa home, police reportedly found methadone …
A New York man has admitted that he was on drugs when he murdered a mother and her young daughter by choking them and then slashing their throats earlier this month, the Post-Star reports. Bryan Redden, 21, told police that he was “high on drugs” and had “done heroin” when he killed 33-year-old Crystal Riley …
The opioid crisis in the United States has been declared a national emergency, with more people dying from overdoses than from car crashes. For Rebecca Savage, it has claimed her two teenage sons and launched her on a mission. Nick, 19, and Jack, 18, died on the same day, hours after attending a high school …
Police alleged that an Indiana teenager was speeding and on opiates when she caused a wreck that killed two sisters. People reported that Alia Sierra, 17, is being charged as an adult on 10 felony counts, including reckless homicide, causing death while operating a motor vehicle with a controlled substance in the blood, and criminal …
