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

Esoteric · 04-15-2004, 12:46 PM

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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.

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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.

Silvy · 04-15-2004, 01:18 PM

Damn, that's horrific!

thoughts to the woman and her child....

present_future · 04-15-2004, 01:29 PM

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

moonstrucksoul · 04-15-2004, 01:30 PM

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

raeanna74 · 04-15-2004, 02:15 PM

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.

SixEdxMia · 04-15-2004, 02:18 PM

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

tkkfan · 04-15-2004, 02:43 PM

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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.

RoboBlaster · 04-15-2004, 03:58 PM

How incredibly awful.

04-15-2004, 04:59 PM

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

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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......

analog · 04-15-2004, 05:11 PM

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.

Asuka{eve} · 04-15-2004, 05:18 PM

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

zxello · 04-15-2004, 09:00 PM

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

StormBerlin · 04-15-2004, 09:01 PM

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

H12 · 04-15-2004, 10:06 PM

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.

SecretMethod70 · 04-16-2004, 02:20 AM

Crazy thing this world is....what interesting timing

Hopefully the baby will end up alright.

yabobo · 04-16-2004, 05:15 AM

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.

04-15-2004, 01:18 PM	#2 (permalink)
Silvy paranoid Location: The Netherlands	Damn, that's horrific! thoughts to the woman and her child.... __________________ "Do not kill. Do not rape. Do not steal. These are principles which every man of every faith can embrace. " - Murphy MacManus (Boondock Saints)

04-15-2004, 01:29 PM	#3 (permalink)
present_future Take my hand Location: Everywhere, but nowhere	That's terrible. My prayers will be with all involved. __________________ The only thing I'll ever ask of you... you gotta promise not to stop when I say when.

04-15-2004, 01:30 PM	#4 (permalink)
moonstrucksoul hovering in the distance Location: the land of milk and honey	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 __________________ no signature required

04-15-2004, 02:15 PM	#5 (permalink)
raeanna74 I'm not a blonde! I'm knot! I'm knot! I'm knot! Location: Upper Michigan	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. __________________ "Always learn the rules so that you can break them properly." Dalai Lama My Karma just ran over your Dogma.

04-15-2004, 02:18 PM	#6 (permalink)
SixEdxMia <3 Peetster Location: Peetster's house.	There is a grand plan of some kind afterall....Who knows? __________________ Honey,We're home.

04-15-2004, 03:58 PM	#8 (permalink)
RoboBlaster Psycho Location: Ouuuterrrr Spaaaaacccceeee	How incredibly awful.

04-15-2004, 05:11 PM	#10 (permalink)
analog Banned	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.

04-15-2004, 05:18 PM	#11 (permalink)
Asuka{eve} Addict Location: Oh God, the rain!	This should have had a better ending. It seems so unfair.

04-15-2004, 09:00 PM	#12 (permalink)
zxello Addict Location: P-Town, WA	not to be completely insensitive but.... that kids birthdays are gonna suck..... __________________ Old signature just wasn't doing it for me anymore, so now I have this new one. It's equally as stupid but at least it looks really long. I'm probably just going to keep typing until I run out of things to babble about and see how many people actually read this. I once ran down a hill, fell down and hurt my elbow; my mom said I would be ok, she kissed it and made it all better. I've run out of things to say now, so if you have read this whole thing, congratulations you get a gold star!

04-15-2004, 09:01 PM	#13 (permalink)
StormBerlin Happy as a hippo Location: Southern California	My very first thought was, "Oh fuck!" Then I immediately felt sympathy. My condolences. __________________ "if anal sex could get a girl pregnant i'd be tits deep in child support" Arcane

04-15-2004, 10:06 PM	#14 (permalink)
H12 I'm not about getting creamed, I'm about winning! Location: K-Town, TN	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. __________________ "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act, but a habit." --Aristotle

04-16-2004, 02:20 AM	#15 (permalink)
SecretMethod70 Human Administrator Location: Chicago	Crazy thing this world is....what interesting timing Hopefully the baby will end up alright. __________________ Le temps détruit tout "Musicians are the carriers and communicators of spirit in the most immediate sense." - Kurt Elling

04-16-2004, 05:15 AM	#16 (permalink)
yabobo Lust Puppy Location: in your closet and in your head...	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. __________________ Why do they sterilize the needle for lethal injections? Only in America......do we use the word 'politics' to describe the process so well: 'Poli' in Latin meaning 'many' and 'tics' meaning 'bloodsucking creatures'.