BOSTON (CBS) -- A couple expecting their new baby any minute told The Boston Globe a state trooper not only did not help them as they rushed to the hospital, he wrote them a ticket.
Jennifer and John Davis told the paper they were jammed up in traffic on Route 2 back on November 18 trying to get to Mt. Auburn Hospital in Cambridge.
The couple started driving in the breakdown lane, which is illegal on Route 2.
They said two state troopers waived them through, once they found out Jennifer was in labor, but told them to be careful and to keep their hazard lights on.
The Davis' told the paper that a third trooper pulled them over and even after making Jennifer show him her belly to prove she was pregnant, he still made them wait while he wrote up a citation.
Five hours later, baby Charlotte was born.
A state police spokesman told the Globe the trooper made a "judgment call."
The couple tells WBZ's Karen Anderson that mom and dad do plan to appeal the ticket, but are still not sure if they are going to file a complaint against the officer.
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