SALT LAKE CITY — It didn't take long for a newborn baby to get an immediate up-close look at one of the joys of living in Salt Lake City: Traffic on I-15.
Just before 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, an expectant mom realized her baby wasn't going to wait much longer, forcing her to pull over to the side of the highway near 2700 South, where she gave birth to a baby boy in the shoulder of the northbound lanes.
After the stork left, a Utah Highway Patrol trooper arrived after the birth to help the mother and her child, giving the new family a ride to the hospital.
Both mom and baby are doing great, according to UHP, although surely a bit startled, as all commuters usually are in northern Utah.
The right lanes of I-15 were closed immediately due to the unexpected arrival, but were reopened by 4 p.m.
