text: A pregnant woman was held at gunpoint on her way to the hospital after she and her husband refused to pull over their speeding car Tuesday in Fort Dodge, Iowa. 
   
   Rachel and Ben Kohnen sped to the hospital at about 4 a.m. Tuesday morning as Rachel Kohnen was in labor. They drove at 85 mph in a 55 mph zone, police said. 
   
   The Kohnens did not stop the car after an officer pursued them, Manson Police Chief Tom Ritts told the Daily News. The officer called for backup, and police laid tire spikes on the road to stop them. 
   
   Ben Kohnen told NBC13 the spikes blew out all four tires and forced them to come to a halt. The couple was ordered to the ground and held at gunpoint until officers realized what all the rush was about. 
   
   Rachel Kohnen gave birth to the couple’s fourth child, a nearly-10-pound baby named Hazel, about an hour after police escorted her to the hospital. 
   
   Rachel Kohnen holds her newborn baby, Hazel, after police pulled her over on the way to the hospital. (WHO-DT) Hazel Kohnen was born about an hour after the incident. (WHO-DT) Rachel Kohnen, left, and Ben Kohnen, right, spend time with their newborn child, center. (WHO-DT) Ben Kohnen spoke to NBC13 about his experience with police. (WHO-DT) Rachel and Ben Kohnen were driving along Highway 7 to get to the hospital on time. (WHO-DT) Police rushed Rachel Kohnen to a nearby hospital once they realized she was in labor. (WHO-DT) 
   
   Rachel Kohnen said they could not stop the car because the baby was on its way quickly. 
   
   "I think I was screaming, 'Oh, dear God, we can't have the baby in the car," the mother told NBC13. 
   
   The couple tried to call 911 to alert them, but the dispatcher could not understand them, Ritts said. 
   
   "She was in so much pain," he said. "They couldn't make heads or tails out of what she was saying." 
   
   The police chief said the officer did not know why the car would not stop and followed typical protocol for a high speed chase. 
   
   "Normally when you get somebody clocked like that and they fail to pull over, the first thought in my mind is we've got somebody drunk or on drugs," Ritts said. 
   
   No charges have been filed against the couple at this time, Ritts said. 
   
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   FORT DODGE, Iowa-- Police started to pursue a speeding SUV on Highway 7 near the town of Manson in Calhoun County, but the car's occupants had a good reason for going over the speed limit. 
   
   Ben and Rachel Kohnen were heading to the hospital in Fort Dodge at about 4:00 a.m. Tuesday morning. He admits that he was going about 30 miles over the speed limit when they passed the officer. 
   
   "He starts following me and he turns on his lights an my wife says we can't pull over. The baby is coming now," said the driver, Ben Kohnen of Pomeroy. 
   
   "I did tell him not to stop," said Rachel Kohnen. 
   
   At the time, she was in labor with their fourth child and didn't think they would make it to the hospital in time. 
   
   "I think I was screaming, ' Oh dear God, we can't have the baby in the car,'" said the mother of four. 
   
   The couple says they tried to call 911, but the dispatcher probably couldn't understand Rachel in between her contractions. 
   
   "I know I was crazy lady screaming it into the phone," said Rachel. 
   
   As they approached the outskirts of Fort Dodge, authorities were waiting for them. 
   
   "They had thrown out the tire spikes and so all four tires, I run over those and all four tires go flat," said Ben Kohnen. 
   
   The Kohnens say they were ordered to the ground and held at gunpoint until police realized this was an emergency. Rachel was rushed to the hospital and nearly 10 pound, Hazel, was born an hour later. 
   
   "She's doing really well right now," the couple said. 
   
   Manson Police Chief Tom Ritts says no charges have been filed, but it's up to County Attorney to decide if that remains the case. The Chief says it's a good idea to call ahead for help to avoid situations like this.
target: – You know that scene in the movies, where the husband drives his wife to the hospital in the nick of time to deliver their baby? Try this for a plot twist, from Iowa's WHO-TV: Cop follows speeding car with lights flashing, but husband doesn't pull over because wife is thisclose to giving birth. Cops lay tire spikes that stop the vehicle, then order both occupants to the ground at gunpoint—before realizing what's going on. Luckily, all ended well, and police got Rachel Kohnen to the hospital in time to deliver 10-pound Hazel. "I did tell him not to stop," Rachel says of husband Ben. At one point during the chase, she tried to call 911 to let police know what was happening, but it didn't work in time. "I know I was crazy lady screaming it into the phone," she recalls. Police in Fort Dodge haven't filed charges, though it's ultimately up to the county attorney. In fairness to the original cop who tried to stop them, the Kohnens blew by him at 85mph at 4 in the morning, notes the Daily News. (Another recent crazy pregnancy story: This woman gave birth hours after finding out she was expecting.)