Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community - Car crashes after woman gives birth in back seat

- General Discussion (https://thetfp.com/tfp/general-discussion/)

- - Car crashes after woman gives birth in back seat (https://thetfp.com/tfp/general-discussion/52538-car-crashes-after-woman-gives-birth-back-seat.html)

Car crashes after woman gives birth in back seat

LINK

Quote:

BRICK, New Jersey (AP) -- A woman gave birth in the back of a car on the way to a hospital, but the vehicle then left the road and struck a utility pole, killing her husband.

The newborn boy was in critical condition Thursday, and the mother, 22-year-old Atara Sasoon, was listed as fair.

The car crashed Wednesday about a mile from the hospital in the Jersey Shore town of Brick.

Binyhmin Sasoon, 22, was found slumped over the steering wheel and was pronounced dead at the scene. His wife was apparently ejected from the car and was able to stop a passing motorist.

The motorist, Patrick Schlagenhaft, found the baby in the car under a coat. The infant wasn't breathing, so Schlagenhaft, taking instructions from a 911 dispatcher, cleared the boy's mouth and nose.

"It let out a big cough," said Schlagenhaft, 35. "It was the most amazing sound ever."

Investigators were looking into what caused the crash, which happened about an hour before sunrise. Schlagenhaft said the roadway was foggy and dark.

---
This is such a terrible thing. My condolences go out to the wife who lost her husband. I also hope the baby recovers safely and is okay.

Damn, that's horrific!

thoughts to the woman and her child....

That's terrible.
My prayers will be with all involved.

what a bummer,

growing up, i had a friend who's father was on his way to the hospital right after his birth and got hit by a drunk driver. he spent over twenty years in a coma:(

That is sad. The boy's B-day will forever be a they day his dad died. My heart goes out to that family.

Good for Schlagenhaft for stopping to help. He got the experience of a lifetime to feel like he may have saved a life. And a baby at that. I hope he gets the praise he deserves.

There is a grand plan of some kind afterall....Who knows?

Quote:

Originally posted by SixEdxMia
There is a grand plan of some kind afterall....Who knows?

Yea, yer right, but sometimes life just seems so unfair. It's hard to understand why things like this are supposed to happen.

How incredibly awful.

Oh, man- tragedy and glory all at once. I don't know how I would handle that.

Quote:

There is a grand plan of some kind afterall....Who knows?

Very true. It is hard to see the reason until later down the road......

So she gave birth in the back seat and then survived being ejected from the car and was able to walk around and stop a motorist? Damn.

Bad stuff, but at least the mother's ok.

This should have had a better ending. It seems so unfair.

not to be completely insensitive but.... that kids birthdays are gonna suck.....

My very first thought was, "Oh fuck!" Then I immediately felt sympathy. My condolences.

Holy crap; that's one of the few times that the internet has gotten a facial reaction out of me (besides laughin')...my jaw dropped hard for that one.

My prayers are out there for the child and mother both. I can't help but feel sorry for the mother; that day is probably a candidate for the happiest AND the saddest day of her life. How sad.

Crazy thing this world is....what interesting timing :| Hopefully the baby will end up alright.

Nods head and askes for Gods mercy and strentgh.
May he wrap his loving arms around this family and give them comfort and help them realize there is a much bigger picture
May god keep all of us safe as we work today. In Jesus name Amen.