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| Confused Cops Swarm Woman After Birth (Ohio, not Florida) | |
| 2005-03-31 | |
| DRUDGE: HT --- We all need a good laugh after Terri's passing KETTERING, Ohio (AP) - A woman rushing to a hospital to give birth hit a few stops along the way - first at a gas station where she delivered the baby herself, then when confused police ordered her out of the car at gunpoint. Ohio, not Florida Debbie Coleman, whose 3- and 4-year-old daughters were asleep in the back seat, pulled over at a gas station just after midnight Tuesday. "I asked if she needed help, and she just leaned back in the seat, hollered a little, and I looked down and there was the baby's head," said station co-owner Lloyd Goff, who was alerted to the emergency at pump No. 7 by a customer. Pump number 7 for luck? Goff said Coleman "threw her leg over the steering wheel, groaned once, and the rest of the baby came out. She caught that baby, put it to her chest, gave me a look, like, 'I gotta go,' closed the door, put the van in gear and away she went." Dang! Farm girl takin' a 5 minute break! Back to the planting.. A customer at the gas station in suburban Dayton tried to give police a heads-up about Coleman's situation, but a mix-up involving the license plate number had them thinking the van was stolen. At first I thought these were Pinellas County, Florida cops... As officers went looking for her, Coleman headed for the hospital, naked below the waist and with the baby boy in her arm. His umbilical cord was still attached. "I kept pulling over, making sure (the baby) was all right, breathing," she said. Yikes! and no helicopters covering this police chase? Meanwhile, police had straightened out the license plate issue. But another caller mistakenly reported someone trying to throw a baby from a van. Coleman said she noticed several cruisers following her before one cut her off. With guns drawn, officers ordered her out of the van with her hands up. Are you sure this wasn't Pinellas Co., Florida Sherrifs? "I opened the door and said, 'I just had a baby' and just let them see everything," she said. Officers sent Coleman on and let the hospital know she was coming. Coleman was discharged Wednesday. Her 6-pound, 8-ounce son, Richard Lee Coleman Jr., remained in intensive care. Born during a high speed chase, I hope the kid is OK...
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| Posted by:BigEd |
| #7 BTW MacN: Big Eric born Wed evening, both BigEric & my wife dischgarged Fri morning (1-1/2 days). My wife insisted on cooking lunch(in spite of me & her mother saying "TAKE it EASY")... Gotta give it to many new moms. If no complications, they are super-resilliant! |
| Posted by: BigEd 2005-03-31 2:30:36 PM |
| #6 I compare this to the birth of BigEric 4+ years ago... My wife calmly tells me, "I think I'm in labor"...We calmly drive to the hospital (1 mile). She is admitted ...BigEric is born 9 hrs later... I realize I was very lucky... |
| Posted by: BigEd 2005-03-31 2:27:31 PM |
| #5 LOL Coleman said she noticed several cruisers following her before one cut her off. With guns drawn, officers ordered her out of the van with her hands up. sheesh , I have been witness to a few births , not one of the ladies got up and walked around for a while let alone be so blasé about the whole incident and continue on her 'day' I hope Richard Lee Coleman Jr grows up to be a fine young man. His entry into the world deserves a special place LOL ... |
| Posted by: MacNails 2005-03-31 1:42:09 PM |
| #4 That's Dayton, folks. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2005-03-31 1:10:52 PM |
| #3 CrazyFool - Could not let you down |
| Posted by: BigEd 2005-03-31 12:50:07 PM |
| #2 Can we get a keystone cops picture here? This is funny - just what I needed after hearing bout Terri. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2005-03-31 12:18:53 PM |
| #1 Oops--Pg 3 -Sorry |
| Posted by: BigEd 2005-03-31 12:15:47 PM |