Two years-old overdoses of Ativan cause Dad arrested

A London man was arrested after his 2-year-old daughter overdosed on an anxiety medication Friday afternoon.

The Laurel County sheriff’s office said the toddler managed to get and take about 18 Ativan pills while being cared for by her father, Joshua Richard Smith, 30.


The sheriff’s office said Smith did not call 911 or try to get medical help for the child. When the girl’s mother came home and found her ill, she called 911 and met emergency medical responders to have the child taken to the hospital. She was transported to St. Joseph Hospital in London and then transferred to University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital by helicopter.

Smith did not accompany the child’s mother and her parents to the emergency room.

The deputies found Smith, who said they were under influence, heading east on Ky. 192. When she tried to get information, the Sheriff's office said that he had "created a dysfunction near a company and curses the delegates ".

He was arrested at 18:30. and was brought to the Lawrence County Detention Center for the child's first criminal abuse, driving, arrest, disorder, and threat, among other things, traffic-related costs.