The Apple I-Phone belonging to a weekend crash victim notified police when the car left the road and crashed into the trees. Police say the phone’s owner and car driver died in the crash.
At 2:30 AM Saturday September 14, Vermont State Police St. Albans Barracks was notified via Apple Crash Detection of a motor vehicle crash in the area of Highgate Rd near Bushey Road in Swanton.
Missisquoi Valley Rescue and the Swanton Fire Department also responded to the scene. The Subaru Forester was found at a position of rest off the roadway into trees.
The operator, age 26, who was not wearing a seat belt, was found dead at the scene. The victim’s has not been released.
According to the Apple website, if an iPhone 14 or later (any model) detects a severe car crash, it can help connect to emergency services and notify the owner’s emergency contacts.
When an iPhone detects a severe car crash, it will display an alert and will automatically initiate an emergency phone call after 20 seconds unless cancelled. If the owner is unresponsive, it will play an audio message for emergency services, which informs them of a severe crash and gives them latitudinal and longitudinal coordinates with an approximate search radius.