Mom, Son Healthy After Bridgewater Police Deliver Baby In Home Depot Parking Lot

BRIDGEWATER (CBS) – Bridgewater Police made a special delivery Wednesday morning when one young man couldn't wait any longer to meet his parents.

Herkins Francois was driving up Route 24, bringing his wife, Latonia, who was in labor, to the hospital, at about 2:40 Wednesday morning, but he didn't think they were going to make it in time. So, he called 911 and asked for help. Police told Herkins to pull off the highway into the Home Depot parking lot and sent help to meet the couple.

Bridgewater Police Officer Michael Clark was the first to arrive. He found Latonia in the back of the car. The Taunton couple's two children were also in the car.

As Bridgewater K-9 Officer Steven Kingsley arrived to assist, Latonia was ready to deliver her baby. The two officers helped her deliver a healthy boy - Herkins Xavier Francois Jr., weighing 6 pounds and 13 ounces - just before paramedics arrived.

"It's definitely a more positive aspect of this job," Officer Clark said. "Everybody left happy and it was a nice outcome."

The officers were impressed by the big sisters in the front seat. "They were calm and they were very excited for the little baby brother to come into the world," Officer Kingsley said.

Mother and son were then transported by Bridgewater Fire Department paramedics to the hospital. Both are healthy.

The couple just can't get over where it happened. "Home Depot parking lot in Bridgewater. Just wow. And we were just there earlier that day," Herkins Francois said. "We were shopping there."