Add The California Post on Google A San Francisco woman gave birth on the side of the road Saturday after getting trapped in horrific traffic.
Karollyn and her partner, Nate, were driving through Golden Gate Park on their way to the hospital when traffic stalled on Crossover Drive near Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, according to the San Francisco Fire Department.
With Karollyn’s contractions well underway, Nate pulled onto the shoulder and called 911 shortly after 4:30 p.m.
Karollyn and her partner, Nate, were driving through Golden Gate Park on their way to the hospital when traffic stalled on Crossover Drive near Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. SAN FRANCISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT MEDIA An ambulance was dispatched, but the gridlock was so severe that the crew had to abandon the vehicle a couple of blocks away and run the rest of the way.
Luckily for the couple, a doula happened to be sitting in the same traffic nearby and stepped in to coach Karollyn through the roadside delivery before paramedics arrived, The San Francisco Standard reported.
“We were so fortunate to have the support that we did, especially some medical professionals that were sitting in the same traffic,” the family said in a statement shared through ambulance company American Medical Response. “Most notably, a doula that helped coach Karollyn through the process until the paramedics arrived.”
An ambulance was dispatched, but the gridlock was so severe that the crew had to abandon the vehicle a couple of blocks away and run the rest of the way. Getty Images Fire Engine 14 arrived shortly afterward, SFFD spokesperson Capt. Jonathan Baxter said.
Traffic through the park was worse than usual that afternoon after Caltrans closed a stretch of Highway 101 for resurfacing, pushing drivers onto 19th Avenue, Park Presidio and surrounding streets.
A multi-car crash on 19th Avenue added to the gridlock near the park’s southern border.
The couple said they had previously joked about the possibility of giving birth in a car but were stunned when it actually happened.
“We took a route that I take every morning to work without issues,” Nate said, according to AMR, “and just so happens that the day with the worst traffic is the last day we needed it.”
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