The father was understandably anxious. His wife was in labor. The baby was coming before they could reach a hospital.
Pounds stayed with them and helped the mother through the delivery.
The baby's arrival happened remarkably quickly.
The deputy helped deliver a baby girl before emergency medical personnel reached the scene.
Once the child was born, Pounds checked to make sure the newborn was breathing and remained with the mother while waiting for paramedics.
The moment was captured in dash-camera footage released by the sheriff’s office.
In the footage described by local news reports, the father can be heard explaining that his wife was giving birth and that this was why he had been speeding.
For the family, the traffic stop had suddenly become an unforgettable birth story.
For Pounds, it became an unexpected emergency response unlike almost any traffic stop he could have anticipated.
“Congratulations, You Got a Little Girl”
After the baby was safely delivered, the atmosphere changed dramatically.
The urgency of the previous moments gave way to relief and happiness.
Pounds confirmed that the infant was breathing and checked on the mother while waiting for EMS to arrive.
In footage from the scene, the deputy can be heard telling the father, “Congratulations, you got a little girl.”
It was an extraordinary sentence to hear at the end of a traffic stop.
Only minutes earlier, Pounds had been approaching the vehicle because it was traveling too fast.
Now he was standing beside the family after helping welcome their daughter into the world.
The Collier County Sheriff’s Office later shared a photograph showing Pounds with the baby's father.
The image captured the unusual circumstances of the encounter: a law-enforcement officer standing beside a new father after an emergency birth that had happened before the family could make it to the hospital.
The photograph also reflected how quickly a tense situation had transformed into a moment of celebration.
Paramedics Arrived Minutes Later
Although Pounds was able to assist with the delivery, he was never a replacement for professional medical care.
Emergency medical personnel arrived minutes after the baby was born.
Paramedics then took over the medical assessment.
According to reports from the incident, rescue workers cut the umbilical cord, examined both the mother and newborn, and transported them to a nearby hospital for further care.
That sequence was important because a birth outside a hospital can still require immediate medical evaluation even when the baby appears healthy.
The newborn needed to be checked.
The mother needed to be assessed.
And medical professionals needed to determine whether either of them required additional treatment.
Fortunately, reports from the scene indicated that both mother and baby appeared to be doing well.
The emergency had ended with a healthy-looking newborn and a relieved family.
The Reason Behind the Speeding
The original traffic violation also took on a very different meaning once Pounds understood what was happening.