Driver, buddy nap at stop sign with baby on board

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A 20-year-old Viroqua man is free on a signature bond, after he was found passed out in a car with a passenger and one-year-old baby.

Cody Onshus is due back in La Crosse County Circuit Court Aug. 20 on a felony charge of reckless endangerment. He’s also charged with OWI with a minor in the vehicle.

Authorities said Onshus was smoking the painkiller oxycodone just before he and a passenger fell asleep at a stop sign in Onalaska. Another motorist saw the two asleep then reached in the car, shut off the ignition, and grabbed the one-year-old child.

Officials said Onshus was not breathing at the time, and he had turned blue. He and the passenger were taken to a hospital, while the baby was sent to the local Child Protective Services agency.

At his next court appearance, a judge will decide if there’s enough evidence to order a trial in the case.

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