Policewoman saves drug addict's life - but his reaction puts her in hospital

A police officer who saved a addict's life was later sent to herself after the man dragged her through a seconds after she spared him from death. Raychel Willey, 34, was violently attacked on Friday after she was flagged down to deal with a man who was believed to be overdosing in an .

The police officer, at around 10:30am, administered to the man - which is a medication to help reverse the effects of an opioid overdose - which made him conscious again in just seconds. Despite Raychel having just saved his life, the man panicked when he woke up at a car park in and tried to desperately flee the scene.

Local cops said the man dragged Raychel, who was physically attached to his SUV, with him during his escape attempt. Witnesses said the man appeared to start his getaway when the cop was trying to remove him from his SUV.

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The suspect also hit another woman with his car before exiting the Walmart car park. The police officer was eventually able to take out her and shoot at him.

Police said: "Witnesses said the man appeared to start his getaway when the cop was attempting to remove him from his SUV." She got herself off the moving car and landed under another vehicle before the driver smashed into another car.

The man was rushed to hospital but he later died from his injuries, according to the New Orleans Police Department, and his identity has not been revealed yet. Mother-of-two Raychel was also taken to hospital after sustaining multiple injuries in her horror ordeal but she is said to be in a stable condition. The other female victim was also taken in for treatment of minor injuries.

Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick said: "Here our officer was trying to give aid to someone to try to help them and save them and it turned on a dime." Raychel, who is a veteran, has been with the force since 2016.

The NOPD revealed an investigation was launched into the shocking incident and said Raychel was put on "administrative reassignment" pending the outcome of the probe, which cops added was standard protocol.

Local residents shared their shock at Friday night's horror as one shopper spoke to WDSU and said: "This person, body, went against my truck and I lost sight of her as the car kept moving down the street. I was able to make sure that I was at a standstill, and that was a good thing.

"I wasn't moving. My concern was not about myself but was she okay? And I am just so thankful that she was okay."