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Police: Columbus couple overdoses on heroin, crashes into house

Posted at 10:16 AM, May 08, 2017
and last updated 2017-05-08 13:40:29-04

COLUMBUS, Ind. -- Two people were arrested after they overdosed on heroin and crashed into a house Sunday night, police said. 

Officers with the Columbus Police Department were called to the 2900 block of 19th Street on a report of a crash. When police got to the scene, the two people in the car were unconscious, had blue lips and labored breathing. 

Police administered Narcan to both people, Dillon M. Goff, 21, and Samantha D. Artis, 21.

They regained consciousness and were taken to Columbus Regional Hospital for treatment, then the Bartholomew County Jail.

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Goff faces charges of possession of a drug injection device and operating a vehicle while intoxicated.

Artis faces a charge of possession of a legend drug injection device.