SAHUARITA, Ariz. (KGUN) — Earlier this week, a routine drive to the hospital turned into a dramatic delivery for a Nogales couple. Brandon and Astrid Press were on their way to Northwest Medical Center in Tucson when Astrid gave birth in their truck while traveling on Interstate 19.

“This second baby came way faster than any of us anticipated,” said Brandon Press, father of the newborn, with a laugh.

The couple had their first child, Mikaela, at Northwest, and hoped to return there for the birth of their second child. But as they passed Rio Rico, Astrid realized she wouldn’t make it.

“I looked at him and I was like, ‘I don’t got it! I’m not gonna make it!’” she recalled.

The couple called 9-1-1 who directed them to drive to Santa Rita Fire District Station 153 in Green Valley.

“My hus

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