False alarm: phone mistaken for crash on highway, Ironton OH


A phone was found lying in the roadway near OH-141. Emergency responders were sent to check for an accident after the phone's crash detection feature triggered an alert. No accident actually occurred, and it was determined to be a false alarm.
Audio|Source: Lawrence County Public Safety
01:38
Transcript:
00:00
Dispatch 1501. Go ahead, dispatch.
00:01
I believe this may just be a phone in the roadway.
00:04
I'm still on the line with it, and I can hear it getting ran over.
00:08
Hoppe, what was the address again?
00:09
Near OH-141.
00:14
It should be adjusted for the Township Bro 1185 intersection coming to front, higherton.
00:20
Copy, I've passed it.
00:22
I'm on the Campbell's careful right now.
00:25
I'll drive back up the road to see if I can find the phone.
00:27
Copy. 161 is crunch.
00:29
161, responding for a possible NBC in the area of near OH-141.
00:34
Near OH-141.
00:36
Came in through Apple, my phone, crash detection.
00:40
Tudest slash time is 708 and out 711.
00:44
Run number is (number withheld).
00:48
Copy G7114.
00:49
61. 61. On SD, you can cancel.
00:52
They have located the iPhone, you can cancel.
00:54
So you canceled at 712.
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Location mentioned:
Near OH-141, Ironton, OH 45638
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