Police are crediting a 5-year-old girl for possibly saving her father’s life after he allegedly shot heroin and passed out on the basement floor of a Drexel Hill home.
Authorities say 31-year-old Jason Ferranti was found unconscious by his daughter on the basement floor of a home on the 4000 block of Vernon Road around 9:30 Wednesday night, reports the Delaware County Daily Times.
According to the paper, the girl tried to wake her dad. When she couldn’t she called 911. She told police her father fell off a chair and had a bloody eye. She also told them she thought he was dead, reports the Delco Times.
When police arrived, one of the officers -- a trained EMT – shook Ferranti, at which time he regained consciousness.
“The defendant was shooting up heroin and fell down. The little girl saw the whole thing,” Police Superintendent Michael Chitwood told the Daily Times.
They arrested the man after he admitted to shooting heroin during a visitation with his daughter, reports the Times.
“…She’s a smart little girl. Her dad was in trouble and she called for help. She was alone. Who knows what could have happened? She could have picked up the needle.”
Ferranti was arraigned on multiple charges including endangering the welfare of a child.
