Danny Leon-Guerrero, a professional truck driver for Central Oregon Truck Company of Redmond, Oregon, has been named a Highway Angel by the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA). He is being recognized for delivering a baby at a Pilot Flying J truck stop.

On June 10, 2016 at around 3 p.m., Danny Leon-Guerrero was at the Pilot Flying J in Ardmore, Oklahoma. He was on his way to the restaurant to get some ice cream when a woman ran out of the restroom screaming for someone to call 911. Her daughter’s water broke. Leon-Guerrero told the woman that he was a volunteer firefighter and asked if he could come into the restroom and help.

When Leon-Guerrero entered the restroom he found a woman on the floor in labor, with her husband trying to help. He laid towels underneath the woman and told her focus on him. The woman’s mother helped to encourage and coach her while Leon-Guerrero told her when to push. After only a few pushes she delivered a healthy baby girl.

“I’ve never delivered a baby before, but I have a lot of medical training and was glad I was in the right place at the right time,” said Leon-Guerrero. Paramedics arrived shortly after the delivery and rushed the mom and baby to the hospital. “I was on cloud nine the rest of the weekend,” he said. “I couldn’t believe that I just helped deliver a baby at the truck stop.”

When Leon-Guerrero is not driving a truck, he is a volunteer firefighter in Yreka, California. He is no stranger to helping people while on the road. “I’ve seen a lot of accidents over the years and have stopped to help as much as I can. I go into a different frame of mind and do what I have to do to help.”

For his willingness to help others, TCA has presented Leon-Guerrero with a certificate, patch, lapel pin, and truck decals. Central Oregon Truck Company has also received a certificate acknowledging Danny Leon-Guerrero as a Highway Angel.

TCA’s Highway Angel program is sponsored by EpicVue. Both organizations are honored to recognize deserving professional truck drivers as Highway Angels for the unusual kindness, courtesy, and courage they have shown others while on the job.