A little bundle of joy wasn't about to put on the brakes so mom could make it to the hospital in time, so a family van became a makeshift delivery room.
Lamar Oneal Pryor is just three days old, and he already has a story to tell. It all started early on the morning of Tuesday, March 19.
"I woke up around 3:45 in the morning to contractions," said Raven Pryor.
However, Baby Lamar was six days early. His mother and her mother thought his arrival would be a lot like ones they had seen before. So the family piled into the mini van and headed to the hospital, but this baby was clearly on his own schedule.
"Once we got in the car, [the contractions] were strong. They started to get a few minutes apart," Raven said. "[Then] I was like, 'Oh my god, I cannot wait. [He's] coming.'"
That's when her mother, Cynthia Pryor, took over.
"She told me to push. I was just listening to her. I was crying," said Raven.
"His head was coming out," Cynthia explained.
"We were still in the car. I thought I was dreaming," Raven said.
"Between Adams and Old Perch is when I believe he popped right on out. I looked over and saw him in his sack. I thought I was dreaming," said Ronnie Pryor, Raven's father.
"I popped it, and he just came out," said Cynthia. "I cleared his mouth out, and I got my cell phone, called 911."
Ronnie never stopped driving. The next thing they knew they were at the emergency room, and despite his dramatic arrival, little Lamar was just fine. He has his grandparents to thank for that.
"We were already close, but this has just shown me she really is a super mom," said Raven.
Cynthia and the family are looking forward to getting little Lamar's birth certificate because Cynthia's name will be listed as the person who delivered him, something that is very special.
Thursday, May 16 2013 9:04 PM EDT2013-05-17 01:04:18 GMT
13 people were shot in Detroit in just 24 hours, five from one block, including a woman who was just hours away from a kidney transplant. She did not survive.
13 people were shot in Detroit in just 24 hours, five from one block, including a woman who was just hours away from a kidney transplant. She did not survive.
Thursday, May 16 2013 8:23 PM EDT2013-05-17 00:23:43 GMT
54-year-old Almeter Walls was set to have a transplant surgery on Thursday, but instead she is dead. We're told she was shot when a neighborhood argument ended in gunfire. The shooting also left four others wounded.
54-year-old Almeter Walls was set to have a transplant surgery on Thursday, but instead she is dead. We're told she was shot when a neighborhood argument ended in gunfire. The shooting also left four others wounded.
Wednesday, May 15 2013 9:01 PM EDT2013-05-16 01:01:40 GMT
Recess at Academy of the Americas in southwest Detroit is 20 minutes out of the day where all kids have to do is play, and that time is more valuable than you think.
Recess at Academy of the Americas in southwest Detroit is 20 minutes out of the day where all kids have to do is play, and that time is more valuable than you think.
Friday, May 17 2013 11:55 PM EDT2013-05-18 03:55:04 GMT
"We intend to build cars in North America for [the] North American market, build cars in Europe for the European market and build them in Asia for the Asian market," said Don Graunstadt.
"We intend to build cars in North America for [the] North American market, build cars in Europe for the European market and build them in Asia for the Asian market," said the CEO of North American Operations for the electric car company.
Friday, May 17 2013 10:19 PM EDT2013-05-18 02:19:58 GMT
It can creep up on you without you realizing it. One day you step on the scale and you're obese. That's what happened to a St. Clair Shores woman who never though she would lose the weight.
It can creep up on you without you realizing it. One day you step on the scale and you're obese. That's what happened to a St. Clair Shores woman who never though she would lose the weight.
Friday, May 17 2013 8:43 PM EDT2013-05-18 00:43:34 GMT
Sabrina Gianino was found dead with a cord around her neck inside a Grosse Pointe Park home early Thursday morning. The medical examiner has ruled her death a homicide.
Sabrina Gianino was found dead with a cord around her neck inside a Grosse Pointe Park home early Thursday morning. The medical examiner has ruled her death a homicide.
Friday, May 17 2013 7:48 PM EDT2013-05-17 23:48:59 GMT
A Molotov cocktail was thrown through a kitchen window of a waterfront mansion on Whittier Street in Grosse Pointe Park around 3:20 a.m. Friday. Fortunately, someone inside put it out.
A Molotov cocktail was thrown through a kitchen window of a waterfront mansion on Whittier Street in Grosse Pointe Park around 3:20 a.m. Friday. Fortunately, someone inside put it out.
Friday, May 17 2013 6:26 PM EDT2013-05-17 22:26:25 GMT
Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan urged Detroit's pastors and majority black population Friday to join him in an effort to buy neglected properties and take other steps to help revitalize the struggling city.
Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan urged Detroit's pastors and majority black population Friday to join him in an effort to buy neglected properties and take other steps to help revitalize the struggling city where the movement started more than 80 years ago.
Lamar Pryor was delivered by his grandmother.
