Baby on board! Birth slows traffic on I-285 in Dunwoody

DUNWOODY, Ga. — Atlanta traffic can be unpredictable at times. From traffic jams to construction and crazy drivers, but what happened on Tuesday morning doesn’t happen too often.

NewsChopper 2 caught a traffic jam on I-285 before Ashford Dunwoody Road, which was caused by the birth of a baby on the side of the road, according to Dunwoody police.

The right lane of the interstate was blocked for the expecting mother to give birth.

Dunwoody police told Channel 2 Action News that once they arrived the baby girl had already been born.

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Police said they stood by with the mom and baby girl until medical officials arrived and took over her care.

The newborn’s name is unclear.

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