(Long Island, NY) A Suffolk County Police officer assisted in the delivery of a baby girl in Dix Hills on Wednesday, December 2.
A Suffolk County Police officer assisted in the delivery of a baby on Wednesday, December 2. Photo Credit: SCPD.
Second Precinct Patrol Officer Joseph Ferro was on patrol and noticed a vehicle stopped on the side of the road on Deer Park Avenue, just south of Jericho Turnpike, at 2:08 a.m. Officer Ferro inquired whether assistance was needed and was told by the driver that his wife, 32, was in active labor.
(L to R): Suffolk County Police officers Jonathan Murray and Joseph Ferro. Photo Credit: SCPD.
Officer Gerard Maxim responded, as well as Officer Jonathan Murray, who was operating patrol vehicle 221. Officer Murray assisted the mother in delivering a healthy baby girl at 2:21 a.m.
(L to R): Suffolk County Police officers Jonathan Murray and Gerard Maxim. Photo Credit: SCPD.
The Dix Hills couple and their baby girl were transported via Huntington Community First Aid Squad to Huntington Hospital.
