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A Manitoba man is fighting a fine and suspension of his licence after he was given a $1,000 speeding ticket while driving his wife to the hospital while she was in labour and needing critical surgery.

David Weber, 32, is appealing the suspension next week but has been telling his story to the media.

David hit the gas reportedly reaching speeds of up to 170 km/h before being stopped by police. "We were thinking, 'Now we'll get escorted!" his wife told the Winnipeg Free Press. Instead the officer slapped them with a $1,000 ticket and the couple was delayed precious minutes.

They continued on their way only to be stopped by a second police officer in the next town who stopped them and called an ambulance.

"We told them the severity of the situation. It's not like I'm just a regular labour-and-delivery. I'm high-risk. It's not like I can go to any hospital," she told CTV News.

The couple eventually made it to Brandon General Hospital and their baby was delivered safely.