‘Blessed to do it’: Family delivers baby along I-71 in Strongsville

STRONGSVILLE, Ohio (WJW) – It’s been a week, and they now have time to reflect on a funny joke that turned into a crazy reality.

In the early-morning hours of Friday, Sept. 20, Prescilla Adillo, of Valley City, gave birth to her daughter Paisley on the side of I-71 North in Strongsville.

Paisley was delivered by her dad Branden and grandma Nicole Nagy while they took instructions over the phone from a 911 dispatcher.

They were heading for Metro Health Center in Cleveland, but Priscilla told FOX 8 that she could tell her daughter was ready to make her entrance into the world.

“It’s a shock. It doesn’t feel real, but I’m happy it all went smoothly and fast,” Priscilla said. “You see it in movies. I didn’t think it would ever happen to me.”

Once paramedics arrived, they helped Branden cut the umbilical cord and then got everyone safely to a nearby hospital.

Now, the Adillos have a crazy story to tell, but the background makes it even more memorable.

They shared that at dinner the night before, Priscilla’s mom Nicole joked that Priscilla would have to deliver her baby on the side of the highway.

“It was a big joke and then she wakes me up at like 2 something in the morning, we get on the highway and she’s like ‘Mom!,’ and I’m like ‘Priscilla, can you hold it?,’ and she was like ‘No, mom. I can’t hold it,’” Nagy said.

At the end of the day, everyone was happy and healthy, and they’re all thankful for that considering the possible complications that could come with a child deliver and the simple fact they were on the side of highway where anything can happen.

If that situation didn’t happen, you’d never do it. So, it’s just something I think we were kind of blessed to do it,” Branden said.

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