Alabama Trooper Stops Speeding Car, Delivers Baby
HUNTSVILLE, ALA. — This Alabama couple had a very good reason for getting out of a speeding ticket on Sunday, Feb. 7.
He was 2.3 miles away from getting his wife, Shawna, and his unborn baby to the Athens-Limestone Hospital.
But, the baby decided he couldn’t wait, and the trooper assisted in the delivery of baby Barrett.
“He was awesome,” Lowe said, of the trooper. “He settled me down.”
Lowe said he appreciated the kindness Kesler showed him and his wife, Shawna.
“It was ridiculously fast,” the father said, of how fast his second child was delivered.
After delivering the baby, Kesler helped clean the baby and keep the mom and baby warm until an ambulance arrived.
In a press release, Secretary of Law Enforcement Spencer Collier said Kesler also helped take stress off the family by coordinating with the mother’s doctor via cell phone and ambulance personnel.
Shawna Lowe and the newborn were transported to the hospital by ambulance. Kesler accompanied Danny Lowe to the hospital to be with his family.
The trooper didn’t stop there. He then went to a grocery store to buy flowers, cupcakes and a newborn starter kit to bring to the new parents.
Lowe said Kesler even came back by the hospital when he went off duty.
“Trooper Kesler’s actions today exemplify the mission of the Alabama State Troopers — to serve and protect,” Collier said. “I want to personally commend Trooper Kesler for his swift actions and going above and beyond the call of duty.”
Lowe said his baby boy and his wife are doing well.
“He is great,” he said. “I am holding him right now. Everybody is perfect.”
Source: al.com