Baby Delivered on Highway - Another Victim of Suburban Gridlock
Morning commuters on the Dulles Toll Road got a little surprise yesterday. About 5 lbs, 10 ounces worth, to be exact. Javan Anthony Cruz was born yesterday morning, three and a half weeks early, in an ambulance on the side of the road.
After going into labor around 7:15 am on Tuesday, Michelle Cruz hit the road with her husband Norman to get to the hospital. Since this is the Washington, DC area, and it was during the morning rush hour, the Cruz' proceeded to sit in bumper-to-bumper traffic for the next two hours. The Cruz' called for an ambulance, which did arrive in time to provide Michelle with an alternative to giving birth in the back seat of the family car. Though, if that had been where little Javan had been conceived, it might have been a nice circle-of-life moment in the Cruz household.
Little Javan is happy and healthy, despite being born into gridlock. Fortunately for the Cruz', they qualified for HOV status on the trip home and made it back in record time.
After going into labor around 7:15 am on Tuesday, Michelle Cruz hit the road with her husband Norman to get to the hospital. Since this is the Washington, DC area, and it was during the morning rush hour, the Cruz' proceeded to sit in bumper-to-bumper traffic for the next two hours. The Cruz' called for an ambulance, which did arrive in time to provide Michelle with an alternative to giving birth in the back seat of the family car. Though, if that had been where little Javan had been conceived, it might have been a nice circle-of-life moment in the Cruz household.
Little Javan is happy and healthy, despite being born into gridlock. Fortunately for the Cruz', they qualified for HOV status on the trip home and made it back in record time.
Labels: That's' why I leave foreceps and a catcher's mitt in the car at all times, travel, Unexpected
Delivered by SteveJeltzFan. Born on 6/13/2007 10:09:00 AM PERMALINK
3 Comments:
True story: My sister was born in an ambulance on the side of the road in Kingston, MA. It's more common than you think.
Her birth certificate says 'Route 3', which is kind of hilarious.
I had no idea - she seems so normal! I guess there is a certain cache to "Birthplace: That Sbarro at the Maryland House, The One Near the Cinnabon on I-95 South," but it's kind of a mouthful
Between this and the one about how to get baby home, I detect a subversive smart growth message in this blog. But maybe it's just me.
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