[tag]Alexandria[/tag] City Councilman [tag]Justin Wilson[/tag] and his wife, [tag]Alex Crawford-Batt[/tag], pregnant and in labor, tried to get to Inova Alexandria Hospital:

They hit the notoriously slow stoplight where Braddock Road, King Street and Quaker Lane come together. “You always get stuck there at inopportune times,” Crawford-Batt said.

Lena was born at the stoplight. Wilson grabbed his cellphone and dialed 911. After the instructions from King, the paramedic, Wilson pulled to the side of the road. Crawford-Batt wiped the baby off with a towel.

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I should add that this is a busy and dangerous intersection of 3 busy streets, so just running the light is rarely, if ever, an option even in an emergency. Ambulances have a hard time crossing, according to the firemen in our neighborhood.