Automated crash alert triggers tense response on I-35 in Gainesville, Gainesville TX
TrafficAn automated iPhone crash alert signals a possible accident near mile marker 496 southbound on I-35, prompting dispatch efforts despite no response or additional reports.
Audio|Source: Gainesville / Cooke County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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...to a vehicle accident at the 496 southbound.
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203, new turn route to a vehicle accident at the 496 southbound.
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Timeout, 2013.
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(name withheld).
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(name withheld).
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Have an iPhone crash alert come through.
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We did try calling the number back twice.
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No response.
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But it is plotting at the 496 mile marker south down 35.
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Battalion 1.
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A battalion 1 to this call.
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(name withheld).
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Just about you show Battalion One route.
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Are you, Battalion One? Wait.
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He's a return.
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Do you have any vehicle information or anything on it?
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As an automated response, we have also had no other calls about it.
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Easy.
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Location mentioned:
I-35, Gainesville, TX
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