Nevada State Police encounter many challenges on the roadways but helping deliver a baby on the side of the road likely provided a unique one.

That's exactly what happened on Sunday, January 26th around 6:30 a.m.

A Trooper from the Nevada State Police, Nevada Highway Patrol division was the first on scene to a car on I-80 between Reno and Fernley.

The mother, Roseta McKibben says she woke up at 4:45 a.m. to a contraction. She thought it could be a false labor, so she waited.

Shortly after, more contractions came along, and she knew she was about to go into labor. So they packed up the car and headed to the hospital.

While in the car she was on the phone with a nurse who told Roseta her contractions were three minutes apart.

The nurse advised her to pull over if she felt she needed to as she went into labor and to call 911.

Allen-Michael McKibben explained more about his experience talking to the nurse while delivering his new baby boy.

“I grab the blanket and run back over and say 'Ok he’s crowning' and I kind of tossed my phone at her stomach and was like ok now what do I do," he said. "And she says 'You see the head right?' 'Yeah I see the head he’s crowning,' 'Ok you need to put your hand over her stomach and help the head come out' and then I said 'ooooooookkkkkk here he is now.'” 

He also told the nurse shortly after holding his new baby “He’s here what do I do now?”

Doctors told him over the phone to keep the baby level, and as he was following instructions, Trooper Green came to the rescue and gave his jacket as a blanket for the baby.

Allen-Michael gave Trooper Green a hug and thanked him for showing up, shortly after, McKibben's dad showed up, then the fire truck and then the ambulance.

Roseta tells us more about her labor experience.

“I pushed him out in one push," she said. "I did not tear. Nothing against doctors I just think I was letting my body do what it was supposed to do.”

She says if she ever has another baby, she will want an at home birth because of how smooth her experience was this time around.

Both parents say it was a huge sense of relief when first responders showed up.

They also told us whether they were on their way to Reno or Fallon they wouldn't have made it to the hospital either way.

Roseta lends some advice.

“I know it may be scary," she said. "Especially getting to that point in labor. Obviously not every labor is going to be the same, but if you feel the urge to push just push. Don’t have anyone tell you not to.”

They named their baby Gideon Allen McKibben.

The Nevada State Police surprised them on Wednesday with a little gift showing their congratulations.

“On behalf of the Nevada Highway Patrol we wanted to thank you guys for allowing us to be a part of your birth plan, even though I’m sure that wasn’t part of the birth plan, but we’re happy that we got to be there and support you guys. So we wanted to give you some flowers on congratulations on your baby, and for the baby book we wanted to give you one of our uniform patches and a congratulations card from the Nevada Highway Patrol.”

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

With all the weather-related traffic activity happening over the weekend, it's likely that a childbirth wasn't something Nevada State Police expected.

According to a report from the Nevada State Police, around 6:30 a.m. Sunday morning, a trooper with Nevada Highway Patrol was called out to Interstate 80 between Reno and Fernley.

The NHP trooper was the first one on the scene, and ended up assisting in the delivery and stabilization of a baby boy.

The Nevada Highway Patrol offers their congratulations to the new mother, father and baby boy.