UTICA, Mich. (WXYZ) – An officer went above and beyond after pulling over a young couple for making an illegal turn when she found out the woman was in labor.
Austin Sadowski was not shocked when he was pulled over on Oct. 17 but he still could not believe it was happening especially because his fiance Mary Weertz was in the passenger seat in labor.
“I was not, did not want to stop. I just needed to because I could see how much pain she was in and how scared she was. I was also scared too. So I was like, I just need to get there,” Sadowski said.
Officer Liz Demuynck saw Sadowski make an illegal turn at the intersection and was quick to act.
“So I‘m like, ’Oh my God, we‘re going to get pulled over. Of course, we’re going to get pulled over right now,’” Weertz said.
Instead of writing a ticket, Demuynck jumped into action and escorted the couple to the hospital.
The officer is a mother of two herself and guided them to the proper entrance while helping to calm Weertz down.
“I’m glad it was her because she was just so understanding,” Sadowski said.
Finally, the family arrived at Corewell Health Beaumont just in time.
“Once they got the monitors hooked up, not every contraction, but more than they liked, his heart rate was dropping super low. So they were nervous about that,” Weertz said.
Baby Henry was born healthy and happy at 11 p.m. with a little drama but a whole lot of love.
“It’s a dream. It’s, it’s awesome. I love every minute of it. Um, yeah, wouldn’t trade it for anything,” Sadowiski said.
Demuynck is making time to check in on the family and has showered Henry with toys.
“They say they’ll always hold it with them, but I’ll hold it with me for my entire career,” she said.
The couple would like to have more children after they get married next year and says they know who to call if anything goes wrong.
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