Crime & Safety
Woman Gives Birth In SUV In Kensington
Both the newborn and mother were awake and alert when paramedics took them to UCSD Medical Center in Hillcrest, police said.
SAN DIEGO, CA — A woman gave birth in an SUV on the side of the road Monday in Kensington, police said.
At 4:09 a.m. Monday, the pregnant woman -- who had been driving herself to the hospital to give birth -- pulled over her Toyota SUV on El Cajon Boulevard, said Officer Sarah Foster of the San Diego Police Department.
Paramedics were called to her location at 42nd Street and El Cajon Boulevard, where she was in labor, the officer said.
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The baby was born in the SUV, and both the newborn and mother were awake and alert when paramedics took them to UCSD Medical Center in Hillcrest, Foster said.
— City News Service
