State Police Assist in the Delivery of a Baby Boy on Route 3 in Hanover

On October 3, 2006 at approximately 4:13 a.m. State Police Dispatch in Middleboro received a 911 call from Christopher Tetler advising he and his wife, Kristen Tetler, were traveling on Route 3 northbound attempting to get to the South Shore hospital in Weymouth. He indicated his wife was pregnant and her water had just broken.

Christopher Tetler was instructed to pull his 2001 Honda CRV to the side of the road and await an ambulance. Troopers from the Norwell Barracks and the Hanover Fire Department ambulance were dispatched to their location on Route 3 northbound, in the area of exit 13, Hanover.

A short time later Troopers Matthew Croteau, Stephen Gabriel and Mark Hogan arrived on scene. At approximately 4:25 a.m. a baby boy was delivered in the vehicle by the troopers. The Hanover Fire Department arrived and transported the mother and baby boy to the South Shore hospital. The father and another 2-year-old boy, who was traveling in the vehicle, were escorted to South Shore Hospital.

Kristen Tetler and the baby boy are doing well at the hospital, and they do not wish to be contacted. Christopher and Kristen Tetler reside on the South Shore of Massachusetts.

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