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iPhone crash-detection call exposes Florida hit-and-run driver
Original: Wesh 2 Florida: Deputies: Florida Tesla driver fled crash, but iPhone's automatic 911 call led them straight to him "...
Lee County, Florida deputies say a Tesla driver fled the scene of a hit-and-run crash, but his iPhone automatically called 911 through its crash detection feature, giving dispatchers the location and details of the collision. Authorities used that information to track him down, and he now faces hit-and-run charges. The case is drawing attention as an unusual example of smartphone safety technology working against a fleeing driver.
Why now: The irony of automatic crash-detection technology catching the driver who tried to flee is striking and shareable.
Lee County Sheriff's OfficeTeslaApple iPhone
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