Traffic Stop Turns into Delivery Room as Trooper Delivers Newborn on the Highway [WATCH]

A routine assignment for an Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper turned into an unexpected medical response when he helped deliver a baby on the side of a southwest Oklahoma highway.

According to OHP, Trooper Tyler Shelby had been dispatched on November 22 to assist with traffic control for an approaching ambulance carrying a woman in active labor.

With just a short distance to cover, Shelby arrived within moments.

His dash camera showed a black Chevrolet Camaro pulled onto the shoulder with its passenger door open and the expectant mother bracing herself in the front seat.

Shelby approached to reassure her that medical help was seconds away.

As he reached the vehicle, the situation shifted quickly.

“The baby is coming!” the woman said.

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Shelby responded, “Well, don’t push!” but the delivery was already underway.

OHP said the baby arrived within seconds, leaving Shelby to assist with the birth on the highway shoulder.

He later minimized his role, saying, “All I did was play catch.”

Paramedics arrived shortly afterward and transported the mother and her newborn son, Finley, to a nearby hospital for additional care.

According to OHP, both were reported to be doing well.

After the ambulance departed, Shelby returned immediately to his regular patrol duties.

“Trooper Shelby then went right back to work, ready for the next call,” the agency said.

“We’re happy to report that both mother and baby are doing great!”

The agency noted that troopers receive medical instruction that includes training for childbirth, though such situations are rare.

“Our medical training includes the basics of delivering a baby – something we hope we don’t encounter often – but when the moment comes, our troopers are ready to help,” OHP stated.

“To the family, we are thrilled for you and grateful that Trooper Shelby could be there in your moment of need! Congratulations on your new arrival!”

OHP also pointed out that unusual emergency births outside of hospitals do occur.

Earlier this year, officials said a Michigan couple delivered their baby in a McDonald’s parking lot while on their way to the hospital.

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A Michigan couple got the surprise of their lives when baby Matilda made her debut in a McDonald’s parking lot — after it became clear they wouldn’t make it to the hospital in time.

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