A Tyngsborough officer and a 911 dispatcher helped deliver a baby in a car

Tyngsborough communications specialist Kimberly Desmarais answered a 911 call at 8:55 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24, the police department said. A woman from Dunstable was in labor in a car on Kendall Road near Cummings Road. Desmarais sent police and fire, then stayed on the line with emergency medical instructions so the caller could help until crews arrived.

Officer Olivia King Stark was the first responder at the car. She took over from the baby's father and stayed with the mother. A baby boy was born in the vehicle and started crying. Tyngsborough firefighters then arrived and took over medical care. Tyngsborough and Westford fire crews helped take the mother and baby to Lowell General Hospital to be checked. Sgt. Nate Abdallah and Chief Shaun Woods praised Desmarais and King Stark for staying calm. The same release opens by calling the birth Sunday night, so this summary follows the dated call time of Saturday at 8:55 p.m. The parents are not named.