Ala. Woman Relives Moment She Unexpectedly Gave Birth in a Krispy Kreme Parking Lot: 'Felt Like I Was in a Movie'

Mar. 15, 2025

In an interview withUSA TODAY, published Tuesday, Jan. 28, Sha’nya Bennett relived the moment she gave birth to her son Dallas in aKrispy Kreme parking lotin Dothan, Alabama, on Jan. 22 during a winter storm.

Bennett, 23, made headlines earlier this month when she and her partner were forced to pull into the parking lot of the one of the doughnut chains' stores while they were on their way to the hospital due to her contractions,

“With the roads being icy [and] the snow on the ground, it made it a longer drive,” Bennett, who said she felt her son’s head while they were at a stop light, told the outlet. “We were headed to the hospital and we didn’t make it.”

She added, “My water ended up breaking in the car and Dallas started sliding out.”

A Krispy Kreme store in Austin, Texas.Brandon Bell/Getty

Brandon Bell/Getty

Bennett added to USA TODAY, “I didn’t know what was going on. It just felt like I was in a movie. We’ve never experienced anything like that. So it was, it was a panic.”

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The couple’s four-year-old son Legend was also in the backseat of the car while Bennett was giving birth.

“I was in the car just screaming, my son was in the back, asking for my phone to play games on my phone. It was a lot going on at one time,” Bennett explained.

The mother of two also shared how not having an epidural was “the most painful part.”

“After that my head just went blank while I was pushing,” she added. “I really don’t even remember [the] feeling [of] pushing him out. It was really the contractions for me.”

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PEOPLE previously reported that the manager of the bakery location suggested giving the family free doughnuts for a year and hosting a first birthday party for Dallas.

According to USA TODAY, the chain is also set to declare Jan. 22 a Krispy Kreme holiday.

source: people.com