A couple driving near Naples stop to check on a vehicle parked on the side of the road and find a male and female passed out
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| by Travis Uresk | April 10th, 2026 |
Naples, Utah—At around 7 pm on Tuesday, April 7th, 2026, the UHP was dispatched to a report of a suspicious vehicle in the area of 2500 E US-40.
The individual who called stated that a maroon minivan was pulled off the side of the road, and that inside were a female driver and a male passenger who appeared to be slumped over, with the male's head tilted back and mouth open.
The caller's husband spoke with the female driver, who reported that when she spoke, she would slur her words, and her eyes were bloodshot. While law enforcement was en route, the complainant reported that the vehicle was driving away westbound on US-40.
Deputy Roth of the Uintah County Sheriff's office arrived in the area first, located a vehicle matching the description and license plate the complainant had given to police. Deputy Roth informed Trooper Lorensen that, upon his first observation, the vehicle was traveling unusually slowly. Concerned about the vehicle occupants' welfare and the public safety issue posed by this vehicle now being mobile, Trooper Lorensen asked Deputy Roth to conduct a traffic stop on the minivan near milepost 148 on US-40.
The trooper arrived at the traffic stop and approached the minivan, and saw a male in the passenger seat, appearing to be unresponsive, with his head tilted back and his mouth wide open. The female driver, 30-year-old Alyssa Brianna McCurdy, was still in the driver's seat with the vehicle running.
While the trooper spoke with Alyssa, her speech initially seemed slow, slurred, raspy, and confused, and her eyes appeared red, with droopy eyelids and significantly constricted pupils.
Deputy Roth found an unlabeled pill bottle containing seven small pills that were identified as Hydromorphone, also known as Dilaudid 4mg, that Alyssa had concealed in her bra.
Alyssa told police she couldn't wake her husband. Sgt. Watkins of the Uintah County Sheriff's office opened the passenger door and began trying to wake the male, but he continued being unresponsive. Narcan was administered, and the male shortly after regained consciousness.
After ensuring the male was no longer in danger, with County Deputies and EMS a short distance away, Trooper Lorensen returned to speak with Alyssa, who was now outside her vehicle.
The trooper asked Alyssa what happened, and she stated that she simply felt tired, so she pulled off to the side of the road to sleep. The trooper asked what medications or drugs she had taken, and asked why the hydromorphone pills did not have a prescription label on them.
She replied that she had taken it off the pill bottle, not thinking it would be a problem. Alyssa indicated taking multiple other medications that were prescribed to her. Some of those medications included other narcotics, benzodiazepines, anti-depressants, and a generic form of gabapentin.
Trooper Lorensen is a certified Drug Recognition Expert and has knowledge and training about how these categories of drugs, in combination, cause magnified and or unpredictable effects, rendering someone impaired and unsafe to operate a vehicle.
The trooper advised Alyssa of his intent to perform field sobriety tests, and she consented.
After administering the PBT, Alyssa was advised that she was going to be placed under arrest for DUI.
Alyssa was transported to Uintah Basin Healthcare for a blood draw and a rapid urine test. The urine test returned a preliminary positive for Benzodiazepines, Methamphetamine, Amphetamines, and Opiates.
Once finished at the hospital, Trooper Lorensen transported Alyssa McCurdy to the Uintah County Jail and booked her on the charges of: Possession of a prescription drug for unlawful purpose, Alter or remove label from controlled substance, and DUI first offense.
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