MOORHEAD, Minn. — When police here got a call about an intoxicated man at M&H gas station, officers responding expected it would be a simple response.

Instead, a rookie officer had to make a quick decision that one man says saved his life.

Scott Sheehan of Moorhead had just finished the night shift at Hornbacher’s. He hopped on his bike, went to the library and then to M&H in Moorhead when, he said, “I just got really hazy. I fell off my bike and cut my lip.”

Workers at M&H called police. They thought he was drunk and wanted him out. That is when rookie Officer Ethan Meehan drove up.

“It appeared he was impaired, was sweating profusely and he said he was a diabetic,” Meehan said.

Meehan’s training officer, Nicole Reno, arrived and joined Meehan in getting Sheehan the quick help he needed.

Meehan bought orange juice and encouraged Sheehan to drink it, Reno said. Sheehan quickly came around.

“Police officer saved my life,” he said. “Got the EMTs there. They gave me an IV and saved my life.”

But the Moorhead officers did even more. They brought Sheehan home and made sure his bike was delivered to him.

“Officer Meehan is the hero here,” Reno said. “He went above and beyond, making sure the guy got home.”