JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — On December 9, Oliver Rivera Peña, an officer with the Road Safety Coordination Department in Juárez (CGSV), was monitoring the line at the Bridge of the Americas (BOTA) when he was asked to perform an unusual task.
Officer Rivera was directing traffic when a child and a woman asked him to assist their aunt/sister, who was about to give birth and was waiting to cross into El Paso, Texas, for a medical checkup.
The woman informed Officer Rivera about her sister’s situation. However, because the line was too long, there wasn’t enough time to cross into the United States, so she sought assistance to take her sister to Star Médica Hospital, located south of the city…