Man safely delivers son in car along freeway, then calls off ambulance and drives to hospital
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A man delivered his son in a car on the side of a Northern California freeway and then called off an ambulance and drove the baby boy and the mother to a hospital.
California Highway Patrol Officer John Fransen tells the San Francisco Chronicle (http://bit.ly/14DRbSs ) that the man called 911 about 7:30 a.m. Wednesday to report his wife was going into labor.
He had been heading to a hospital on Highway 24, east of San Francisco, at the time.
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After the woman gave birth, authorities say the man called back, telling dispatchers the baby was fine and he didn't need an ambulance because he was driving to a hospital a few minutes away.
Fransen says the newborn is doing great and the man is happy to be a dad.
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Information from: San Francisco Chronicle, http://www.sfgate.com