Three years ago, Dana Reiner gave birth to her daughter, Abigail, minutes after arriving at Franciscan St. Anthony Health in Crown Point, IN. The baby was in trouble. She had turned around and her umbilical cord was wrapped around her neck. Doctors told Dana if she had given birth on the side of the road, the baby likely would not have survived. But when her baby was struggling, and Dana needed her husband most, he wasn't there. He was in a jail cell.

On August 28, 2013 James and Dana Reiner drove pass Hebron Police sergeants Anthony Dandurand and Travis Thomas' cruiser. He gave the cop car a wide berth since the officers were completing a traffic stop. He was rushing to get Dana to the hospital to give birth to their second daughter when he saw the red and blue lights in his rearview mirror. James called 911 dispatch to explain the situation to the officers and turned on his hazard lights. Officers Thomas and Dandurand, however, continued to pursue the pair. After a mile Reiner pulled over and opened his car door, as the window wasn't working. He tried to shouted to the officer over the sirens that his wife was in labor, but they weren't interested.