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Pamela Rauseo, 37, performs CPR on her nephew, 5-month-old Sebastian de la Cruz, after pulling her SUV over on the side of the road along the westbound lane on Florida state road 836 just east of 57th Avenue around 2:30pm on Thursday. At right is Lucila Godoy who stopped her car to assist in the rescue. The baby was rushed to Jackson Memorial Hospital, where he is reportedly doing ok. (AP Photo/The Miami Herald, Al Diaz)
Pamela Rauseo, 37, performs CPR on her nephew, 5-month-old Sebastian de la Cruz, after pulling her SUV over on the side of the road along the westbound lane on Florida state road 836 just east of 57th Avenue around 2:30pm on Thursday. At right is Lucila Godoy who stopped her car to assist in the rescue. At left is Sweetwater officer Amauris Bastidas who passing by and stopped to the aide the baby. (AP Photo/Miami Herald, Al Diaz)
Sweetwater officer Amauris Bastidas helps rescue a 5-month-old baby boy, Sebastian de la Cruz, who stopped breathing. At center, the baby's aunt, Pamela Rauseo, 37, performed CPR after pulling her SUV over on the side of the road along the westbound lane on Florida state road 836 just east of 57th Avenue around 2:30pm on Thursday. At right is Lucila Godoy who stopped her car to assist in the rescue. (AP Photo/Miami Herald, Al Diaz)
Sweetwater officer Amauris Bastidas keeps a watchful eye waiting for paramedics after aiding a 5-month-old Sebastian de la Cruz who stopped breathing. The baby's aunt performed CPR after pulling her SUV over on the side of the road along the westbound lane on Florida state road 836 just east of 57th Avenue around 2:30 pm on Thursday. (AP Photo/Miami Herald, Al Diaz)
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February 21, 2014 - 12:12 pm
 

MIAMI — Drivers stuck in traffic on a Miami expressway rushed to help a woman who got out of her car, holding a baby and screaming for help.

Pamela Rauseo’s nephew, 5-month-old Sebastian de la Cruz, wasn’t breathing and was turning blue when she got out of the car. The boy was born prematurely and has respiratory issues.

The Miami Herald reports Lucila Godoy arrived first and helped perform CPR. Sweetwater police officer Amauris Bastidas took over when he arrived, performing chest pumps while Rauseo breathed into the infant’s mouth.

The baby briefly started breathing, then stopped again. The trio worked frantically to get the baby to breathe. Miami Fire Rescue arrived soon after and took the baby to a hospital, where he was in stable condition.

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