State Troopers Delivery a Baby on Route 93

Today at 11:30 a.m., the Massachusetts State Police South Boston Barracks received a 911 call from a father who said that his wife was in labor in their sport utility vehicle on Route 93 in Quincy. The mother and father were en-route to the hospital when the contractions unexpectedly intensified.

The father told the desk officer that he would pull into the parking lot at the Highway Department's High Occupancy Vehicle building on Route 93, near Exit 8, and wait there for help. The desk trooper at the barracks immediately broadcast the information to area patrols and dispatched an Emergency Medical Services crew as well.

Trooper Mark Zych from the South Boston Barracks and Trooper Vincent Noe from the Troop H Community Action Team arrived on scene, where the 34-year-old mother told them the baby would be coming any moment. The 50-year-old father and the two troopers then delivered a baby girl in the front seat of the couple's Jeep Grand Cherokee. The troopers ensured that the baby was healthy, wrapped her in a blanket, and gave her to the mother and father to hold.

EMS personnel arrived on scene shortly thereafter and transported the mother and baby to Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. Both baby and mother were doing well. Please note that per State Police media policies, we do not identify members of the public involved in non-criminal medical situations, including childbirths.

The troopers will be available at the South Boston Barracks, 125 William Day Boulevard, at 3 p.m. for an interview. Please contact the State Police Communications Sections at 508-820-2121 and have the on-call Media Relations officer paged to get parking instructions and the interview location.

No further information is available at this time. Please do not call the barracks directly.