Calgary driver given Naloxone at crash site charged with drug-impaired driving

Charges have been laid against a driver who was given Naloxone in a crash that sent six people to hospital Monday afternoon.

Jean-Paul Boutin, 36, of Calgary, is charged with two counts of possession of stolen property under $5,000 and one count of driving while impaired by drugs. Police said further charges could be laid.

Boutin remains in hospital with serious injuries.

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Police said the vehicle Boutin was driving was stolen as a result of the keys being left inside.

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Calgary EMS said paramedics were called to the 600 block of Marlborough Way N.E. just before 4:30 p.m. Monday for a collision between a minivan and a sedan.

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Police told Global News the driver of the sedan appeared very impaired by drugs and required emergency treatment at the scene as a result. Police said the driver had to be given Naloxone, which is the drug used to prevent overdose as a result of opioid exposure.

There’s no update on the condition of the other five people who were taken to hospital.\

With files from Mia Sosiak

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