A man in Doral, Florida tried to get his pregnant wife to a hospital, but was stopped by a Miami-Dade Police Officer. Now the department is launching an internal affairs investigation.
It started with Kevin Enciso, trying to get his wife, Sabrina to the emergency room on July 28th. He was taking her there after she was in a car accident the previous day and was experiencing pain while pregnant.
As they pulled up to the hospital, two police cars block the emergency room entrance. Enciso honked at them, which led to police confronting him.
From there, things escalated.
The officer, who gave his name as Daniels, turned the encounter into a traffic stop. He ordered Enciso out of the vehicle and then turned it off in the 100-degree weather.
Sabrina tried to explain they were trying to get to the hospital because she was in pain. Officers ordered her out of the car too.
Once she exited, an officer commented:
“Oh, so you’re okay now.”
Sabrina responded:
“Right now, no."
"I’m having a lot of pain.”
The whole situation was frustrating just to watch, people can’t imagine what it’d feel like to be in it.
\u201c@BecauseMiami @MiamiDadePD Disgusting!\u201d— Because Miami (@Because Miami) 1661286746
\u201c@Martina Infuriating and horrifying.\u201d— Martina Navratilova (@Martina Navratilova) 1661525162
\u201c@wsvn Disgusting!!! Public servant my butt!! They\u2019re all egomaniacs \u2026. \nThey don\u2019t make people feel safe anymore\u2026. Sad\u201d— WSVN 7 News (@WSVN 7 News) 1661214608
\u201cTwo cops blocked the entrance to an emergency room, and after waiting a bit, a man trying to get in to take his wife to the ER honked his horn. \n\nHe explained their emergency, but no emergency is more important than a P*gs fee fees. \n\n https://t.co/xPJK2PMK4K\u201d— Social Distancing Dom (@Social Distancing Dom) 1661615050
\u201c@Tomsowards1 @wsvn Not getting the full story?? Bro they are blocking the entrance to the ER \ud83d\ude02 and they clearly see ppl trying to go in just move out the way\u201d— WSVN 7 News (@WSVN 7 News) 1661214608
After their insistence they needed to get to the hospital, Officer Daniels decided to call fire rescue.
Despite their insistence they were just a few hundred feet from the emergency room, the officer held them there until emergency services arrived anyway.
After the paramedic took Sabrina’s blood pressure, which her husband says was skyrocketing, the couple were free to go to the ER.
The entire time, Officer Daniels assured the Encisos his supervisor was on the way. He never arrived.
The incident had people wondering why this was allowed to happen.
\u201cFxckin disgusting. \n\n\u201cPulled over\u201d in the hospitals parking lot while she thought she was having a miscarriage\u201d— Mrs. Aunie Shark \u2728\u2728 (@Mrs. Aunie Shark \u2728\u2728) 1661535516
\u201c@Thorman_Lungie Exactly\u201d— Martina Navratilova (@Martina Navratilova) 1661525162
\u201c@CMCRET For God's Sake! Police officers are NOT Doctors. \n\nOfficer Daniels seems to have decided he's qualified to make medical decisions based on someone taking issue with him blocking access to an emergency room.\u201d— RETIRED MASTER CHIEF\u2693\ufe0f (@RETIRED MASTER CHIEF\u2693\ufe0f) 1661515628
\u201c@Martina Cop is more concerned with asserting his power, than having compassion for the need to go to the Emergency Room. Scary. My distrust of police continues to grow. I thought they are supposed to help people.\u201d— Martina Navratilova (@Martina Navratilova) 1661525162
\u201c@Tomsowards1 @wsvn Not getting the full story?? Bro they are blocking the entrance to the ER \ud83d\ude02 and they clearly see ppl trying to go in just move out the way\u201d— WSVN 7 News (@WSVN 7 News) 1661214608
The couple were eventually let go and are able to get the attention they need at the hospital, a visit that alone took several hours. Since then, the Enciscos have filed a formal complaint and asserted their civil rights were violated.
Miami-Dade Police have said they are aware of the video, and opened an internal affairs investigation.
