Dr.
Catherine Baucom was on her way to the Elliot Mastology Center in Baton
Rouge, Louisiana, where a patient was waiting for her to perform
surgery on Wednesday morning. But an accident on I-10 created a huge
traffic jam in which hundreds of cars were stopped. That's when Baucom
took matters into her own hands, creating a scene right out of a
Hollywood movie. She recognized the neighborhood, and knew a colleague
that lived nearby.
"Catherine called, she was outside my
house. She said 'Hey do you have a bike?' I walked outside and said
yea, its a kids bike," said Dr. Brian Barnett. After a quick test run,
Dr. Baucom decided the bike was her only choice to get to the hospital.
"I got the air pump out and aired the tires up as much as I could."
He
gladly loaned her his seven year old daughter's bike and helmet and the
nearly six foot tall surgeon resumed her journey to the surgery center.
"It
was hot pink and small," Dr. Baucom said, describing the bike. "The
helmet was pink with princesses." He added he was laughing so much he
couldn't get video of her before she peddled away. "But she did utilize
the plastic basket on front, to put her cell phone in. Showed her
experience with the bike."
She says she traveled down Tara
Boulevard, onto Fairway Drive, crossed Jefferson Highway and over to
Essen Lane. When she reached I10, she was stopped by police. After
explaining the circumstances and where she was headed, she was escorted
through to meet her patient.
The police couldn't resist taking some video of the doctor.
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