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Grants Pass Police arrested a local felon for drugged driving and the resulting post-prison supervision violation after an overdose in the downtown area yesterday.

According to the Police Department, officers and emergency crews responded to the incident involving 31-year-old Tyler Christopher Bacon, Jr., near the corner of SE 7th and G streets on Thursday around 11:25 a.m..

Police said callers reported the driver of a Mazda sedan was unable to maintain a single travel lane before he stopped at the downtown intersection and passed out. Witnesses advised the man was turning blue and his head was "bobbing around." Bystanders attempted to enter the car to render aid, but the vehicle was locked.

Officers arrived on scene and identified the unconscious driver as Bacon, who was not breathing due to a drug overdose. Medics were able to revive him with two doses of Narcan and he was taken by ambulance to Three Rivers Medical Center.

Bacon was charged with Driving Under the Influence of a Controlled Substance as well as Felony Parole Violation stemming from a September 2023 conviction in which he served a one-month jail sentence for unspecified crimes. He was cited to appear in court and left in the care of medical staff, but he has since been medically cleared and lodged in jail. His vehicle was impounded.