Dialed 911 On His Cell Phone and Got Hooked Up [Derived Headline]

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dialed 911 on his cell phone and got hooked up with a dispatcher who calmly instructed him to get off at the next exit and stay on the phone for further instruction. Jonathan did as instructed and pulled off of exit 55 in Branford and parked his car in the breakdown lane of the ramp. By now the baby's head was starting to crown, Heather told her husband. The dispatcher assured them that help was on the way. "We were by ourselves for all of 30 seconds, but it felt like 10 minutes," Jonathan said.

That's when Branford police Officer Brian McGinnis, who happens to be trained as an emergency medical technician and works on the side as an ambulance attendant for American Medical Response, swooped in to save the day. Accompanied by fellow Officer Philip Ramey, McGinnis calmly and skillfully got to the business of baby- delivering. He pulled on blue latex gloves -- a detail both Heather and Jonathan clearly remember from the chaotic scene -- and came to Heather's side.

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Dialed 911 On His Cell Phone and Got Hooked Up [Derived Headline]

"The officer, Brian McGinnis, was a blessing," Jonathan said. "He kept me calm. The stars were...

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