Woman in Labor Gets Trapped on California Freeway During Protests
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iStock/Thinkstock(BERKELEY, Calif.) — A woman in labor ended up trapped on a freeway blocked by protesters while on her way to the hospital.
Adriana Torres, 29, went into labor on Monday. Her sister was driving her to Alta Bates Hospital in Berkeley, California, when they got stuck on Interstate 80 due to protesters walking on the highway.
“When I had very, very pain, very strong, I called the 9-1-1. Come and help me!” Torres told ABC News.
Torres said she was having contractions every 3 to 5 minutes.
“I had nervous only because I think, ‘Oh my god! Delivery in the car?’” she said.
Firefighters in Berkeley had to drive through opposing traffic on the freeway to reach Torres and get to the hospital before the baby came.
Berkeley Deputy Fire Chief Gil Dong said a battalion chief used his red lights and siren to get to Torres.
“One of our battalion chiefs used his red lights and siren and went through the opposite traffic to find the patient,” he said.
Emergency personnel were able to get Torres to the hospital just before the baby came.
Torres says she and her new daughter, Camilla, are doing just fine.
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