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On Friday, March 23rd at approximately 2:00 pm, Sgt. Peter Flannery and Officer Nate Aronson responded to a motor vehicle that had traveled off Glen Charlie Road in the area of residence #144 and struck bushes and a snow bank.
Upon arrival, officers noticed an adult female slumped over the wheel and a 3 year old child in the rear seat, both with unknown injuries. The rear window of the vehicle was then broken to gain access into the vehicle and assess the occupants. While the child was not injured, the driver, 34 year old Jocelyn MacRoberts of Long Pond Rd. in Plymouth, MA, was noted to be suffering an apparent drug overdose and was immediately administered Narcan to be revived. During investigation of the incident, officers confirmed the driver in fact used heroin prior to going off the roadway.
Other than the overdose situation, Ms. MacRoberts sustained no injuries as a result of driving off the road into the bushes. It should be noted that Ms. MacRoberts’s son was seated in a child seat, although the seat was not properly secured.
Further patient care was provided by the arriving Wareham EMS personnel, who transported Ms. MacRoberts to Tobey Hospital in Wareham, while the child was transported to the Wareham Police Department to await the arrival of family members.
Jocelyn MacRoberts, who was being treated at Tobey Hospital, has been summoned to Wareham District Court to face the following criminal charges:
1. OUI Drugs, 1st offense 0326CR0929A
2. Operating After Suspension
3. Operating to Endanger
4. Child Endangerment While OUI
5. Marked Lanes Violation
6. Failure to Properly Restrain a Child Under 5
