Associated Press
NEW YORK — A baby who just couldn’t wait was delivered in a car by a New York City police officer.
Police say they got a call about a woman in labor on the Long Island Expressway in Queens at 4:15 p.m. Saturday.
Officer Anthony Barton responded and spotted a Subaru and a man waving his arms to get the officer’s attention.
A woman was sitting in the front seat with the baby’s head crowning.
Barton radioed Officer Michael Pyzikiewicz, a trained paramedic, for instructions. Pyzikiewicz told Barton to keep the baby warm and clear the fluids from his mouth.
Barton delivered the baby boy and wrapped him in a blanket. Pyzikiewicz arrived in time to clamp the umbilical cord.
The mother and baby were taken to a hospital and are doing well.
.@NYPDnews Great job by Hwy #3 POs Barton & Pyzikiewicz delivering a baby boy roadside... Josiah, 7lbs 5oz, 21 1/2" pic.twitter.com/21aLhRQg4G
— NYPD Highway (@NYPDHighway) January 10, 2016
.@NYPDHighway Nice job Officers Barton & Pyzikiewicz. Congrats to the parents! https://t.co/N8DG7dDK0J pic.twitter.com/5RhmrYaRwf
— Commissioner Bratton (@CommissBratton) January 10, 2016
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