What to Know
- A Long Island father gave birth to his daughter on the highway Friday morning
- The couple was traveling along the Southern State Parkway when the mother suddenly went into labor, forcing the father to birth the baby
- Both mother and daughter were doing fine when troops arrived on the scene
Joy couldn't wait for a New York father who gave birth to his own child on a Long Island highway Friday morning.
A Nassau County couple, Judd and Jessica Jaworoski, were traveling on the Southern State Parkway attempting to go to North Shore Long Island Jewish Hospital for the birth of their child at around 6:45 a.m. Friday, police said.
Jessica began to have contractions and appeared to be close to giving birth, forcing Judd to pull over. Authorities said Judd then called 911 and advised police of the situation.
The mother and newborn baby girl were doing fine when troopers arrived on the scene, police said. The family was transported to North Shore LIJ by ambulance.
