British Virgin Islands: Police on St. Croix made a routine traffic stop that turned out to be anything but routine, the BVInews.com reported.
The female driver happened to have a newborn baby travelling with her in the car. But the infant was not in a rear facing car seat, the infant was enclosed in her mothers’ purse, which was placed on the front seat.
The BVInews.com reported that the bizarre situation occurred at about 09:15hrs yesterday on La Grande Princess road near the basketball court.
A patrol officer stopped a white Ford Ranger due to a cracked windshield. While requesting the drivers’ license and registration, the officer heard a baby cry. Not seeing a baby in the car, the officer asked the driver, “Miss where is the baby?” The driver unzipped a black purse that was on the front passenger seat next to her and revealed a newborn baby girl, the BVInews.com said.
The officer immediately called 911 and his supervisor. The officer conducted a field interview with the driver who said that she did not have any prenatal care and the child has yet to see a doctor. The officer said, “She told me she birthed the baby at home by herself a week ago.”
EMTs arrived on the scene and took the infant to the Governor Juan F. Luis Hospital and medical center for evaluation. Representatives from the Department of Human Services were also called to interview the mother. Other officers from the VIPD brought a new car seat to the mother at the hospital, the BVInews.com stated.
This case has been turned over to the Department of Human Services. The mother may still face criminal charges, said St. Croix Police Chief Christopher Howell.
“I thought I saw everything in my years of police work, Chief Howell said. “But this is unbelievable.”
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