Ashwaubenon Public Safety officials have high praises for the woman who stopped to check on what she thought was someone stuck in the snow.

Instead, the woman found two people police believe were overdosing on heroin, and they say she saved their lives.

"The bystanders are the heroes here, which was probably the difference between a morgue and jail," says Ashwaubenon Public Safety Captain Jody Crocker.

In the middle of the storm Monday afternoon, amid high winds and heavy snow, came the 911 call.

"The information came over that there was a pulseless, non-breather," says Crocker.

He says a woman, who has a medical background, stopped to check on the driver of a truck in the median off Ashland Avenue.

She quickly discovered 27-year old Jessie House of Hobart wasn't breathing.

Molly Schlichting, 29, of Keshena was unresponsive in the passenger seat.

Crocker says the woman pulled House out, beginning CPR on him in several feet of snow until public safety officials arrived to take over.

Court records show they administered Narcan to get House breathing again.

"Through this process, (investigators) found out that that female and the male were possibly snorting heroin in the vehicle right before the crash," says Crocker. "That is extremely concerning as to what would draw them to do this. What strong desire they have to do this while driving in a snowstorm?"

Prosecutors say House didn't have a valid driver's license, and Tuesday afternoon, charged him with drug possession and recklessly endangering safety.

Court records show House doesn't remember driving, only eating, then waking up in the back of the ambulance.

Schlichting is charged with manufacturing and delivering heroin.

Court records show the heroin fell out of a folded dollar bill in her hand as she was loaded in the ambulance.

Crocker says they're waiting on blood test results to determine if the two were also using the more potent drug fentanyl, causing them to overdose while driving. It's something he's thankful they don't see often.

"To actually consume a drug that can kill you in an instant while you're driving, really, really, really puts the danger to the general public," says Crocker.

He says this also shows the power of drug addiction, but says the bystander who saved them gave them a chance to change their lives.

"They are somebody's son, daughter, sister, brother, husband maybe, or wife, and there's a value to human life no matter what condition you might be in at the time," adds Crocker.