False emergency call after child accidentally dials phone, Anna IL


An emergency line received a call from an iPhone reporting a serious crash near Boyd Rd. Dispatch could not get information and units were sent. A family member later called back and said a four-year-old accidentally dialed the phone after a meltdown; there was no emergency. Units cleared and reported everyone was okay.
Audio|Source: Franklin, Perry, Jackson, Williamson, and Jefferson Counties Police, Fire and EMS
02:48
Transcript:
00:00
Unable to get any information on the phone. I do have decades and around with the Union Gunning Ambulance and a fire, you can be on 2480 Boyd Road in that area just south of that location. iPhone has called advising this is forever was in a serious accident. Unable to get anybody on the phone, I do have several decades and around. I'm out 1541.
00:22
Okay, fair one, carry, give me 10 more. The outside temperature is 78 degrees Fahrenheit. Good. Good.
00:51
Sylvia tried calling back home full time no answer baby was heard crying the background and a female talking I did finally just get a call back from Christina Cook advised her four-year-old had a meltdown through the phone at the wall and it accidentally dialed with no emergency
01:14
ERP to what actually happened. Units are back 108. Everybody's okay down here. Okay, what?
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Location mentioned:
Near Boyd Rd, Anna, IL 62906
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