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March 14, 2011

State trooper saves newborn on roadside

Maryland State Police Sgt. Daniel McLain thought he was pulling up to a disabled motorist this morning.

A car was on the side of Route 100 in Anne Arundel County. But, police said McLain noticed that the man standing next the vehicle had "a look of panic and distress not normally seen, even on the faces of disabled motorists."

McLain, a 20-year veteran assigned to the quartermaster division in Jessup, quickly found out why.

A woman in the backseat had just given birth to a girl. "The trooper saw the at the baby was blue and still attached to the umbilical cord." The sergeant gave the newborn CPR and the girl began breathing, turning to a healthy pink by the time the ambulance arrived.

Baby and mother are reported doing well at Baltimore-Washington Medical Center.

Posted by Peter Hermann at 2:29 PM | Permalink | Comments (4)
Categories: Anne Arundel County

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With so much mayhem, rancor, and disaster in the news, this story is a refreshing change. Congratulations to the family involved ... and to the very timely trooper!

Posted by: BankStreet | March 14, 2011 3:14 PM

Best thing I've ever seen posted here Mr. Hermann!

Posted by: Dana LaRocca | March 14, 2011 7:10 PM

Congratulations to the family, and great job to Sgt. McLain! Finally, a news story out of Baltimore with a happy ending.

Posted by: David F | March 14, 2011 11:36 PM

So that's where babies come from....

Good Luck. Parents - post the name of that baby up here as soon as you can.

Posted by: Dr. Spock | March 15, 2011 12:47 AM

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About Peter Hermann

Peter Hermann started covering news for The Baltimore Sun in 1990, first in Anne Arundel County and, starting in 1994, reporting on the Baltimore Police Department. In 2001, he was assigned to Jerusalem as the Baltimore Sun's Middle East correspondent. He returned in 2005 as an assistant city editor overseeing crime coverage. In 2008, Peter returned to the beat as a daily reporter and blogger. A recent BBC report featured him in a segment on the harsh realities of covering crime in Baltimore.

Coverage will focus on crime trends, problems in neighborhoods in the city and elsewhere, profiles of victims and police officers and try to offer readers a fresh perspective on one of the most vexing issues facing Baltimore and its future.

Contributing to this blog is Justin Fenton, who joined The Sun in 2005 and has covered the Baltimore City Police Department and the criminal justice system since 2008. His work includes an investigation into Cal Ripken Jr.’s minor league baseball stadium deal with his hometown of Aberdeen, a three-part series chronicling a ruthless con woman, coverage of the killing of five Amish children at a schoolhouse in Nickel Mines, Pa., and a job swap with a British crime reporter to explore differences in crime-fighting. A special report looking into how city police handle rape cases led to sweeping reforms that changed the way sexual assaults are investigated in Baltimore. He was recognized as the best reporter in Baltimore by the City Paper in 2010 and by Baltimore Magazine in 2011.

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