Baby born on the side of an L.A. street when parents couldn’t reach hospital in time
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A child was born at the side of a roadway in South Los Angeles on Wednesday morning.
The parents were en route to a hospital about 3 a.m. when they had to pull over at Slauson and Normandie avenues.
The father, Robin Zepeda, said he knew he needed to seek help from authorities.
I said, ‘Gotta call 911,’ ” Zepeda said in remarks broadcast on ABC7. “I can’t do this. I’m not a doctor.”
Paramedics arrived and took the mother and child to a hospital.
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