Woman In Labor Interrupts PA Drug Bust

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MILLVALE, Pa. -- The police chief in this western Pennsylvania town left the scene of a drug arrest when the frantic 911 call came: A woman was in labor in rush-hour traffic and was in danger of not getting to the hospital in time.

Chief Dean Girty drove to find the woman on Route 28 around 7 a.m. Thursday and realized she was close to delivering the baby. He put Candice Pilarski in the front seat of his cruiser and sped off. After safely bringing Pilarski to the hospital, he returned to the scene of the drug bust.

"It was a split-second decision, either deliver the baby in front of all these people or get her to the hospital," Girty said. "It was close. I could feel the baby's head coming out."

Pilarski had the baby four minutes after arriving at the hospital.

http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2004/02/20/woman_in_labor_interrupts_pa_drug_bust/