Mom Gives Birth To Baby On Side Of 215 Freeway In Riverside

RIVERSIDE, CA — A baby boy was born on the northbound Escondido (215) Freeway in Riverside Saturday, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Officers from the CHP and the Riverside Fire Department responded to a report of a baby being born on the freeway north of Eastridge Avenue at around 2:35 a.m. Saturday.

When authorities arrived the baby boy had just been delivered with the help of his grandmother and his aunt. The mother, father and baby were taken to a hospital.

The baby's grandmother told Onscene TV that the family was on the way to a hospital, but had to pull over to the side of the freeway when they saw the baby was already coming.

According to KTLA5, the baby and mom were both doing well.

— City News Service