False crash alert triggered at Edwardsville Road and Route 159, Edwardsville IL
TrafficAn iPhone crash detection alert prompted emergency response to Edwardsville Road near Route 159. Responders checked the area but found no actual accident or further reports. The alert appeared false or unconfirmed.
Audio|Source: Edwardsville, SIUE, Glen Carbon, Madison County, ISPERN Police and Fire
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Attention, Edwardsville Firefighters, EMS. Attention, Edwardville Firefighters, EMS, respond to Edwardsville Road near Route 159. Edwardsville Road near 159 for an iPhone traffic,
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iPhone traffic accident,
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iPhone traffic accident, nothing heard.
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Just being west of the location,
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west side of the bridge of the creek, ISP was notified.
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Just said, 1310 copy, you can show us in route.
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1341, are you still unseen?
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That's it for me.
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That's clear. Are you still tied up?
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Stand by, I'm checking.
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One seven 42.
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One seven, seven. One of seven.
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05 from station 1.
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If you got three on board, I can write an ambulance out.
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But we do not, we don't have to.
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We use out on Meadow status.
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Oh one.
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Dispatch 41.
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We're going.
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Go ahead.
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You can show us in service from the previous call and in route to the Edwardsville Road near 159.
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Ten,
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four, seventeen forty-eight.
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Sixty-five, forty-two.
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South Indian, status check.
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Seven.
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Ten-four, could one.
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Three, five, ten-four, one.
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Thirty-five, ten-fourty-one. Three-five, ten-fourty-one, area one.
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Respond up, fifty-seven, sixteen, Oval Road.
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Several.
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One-on-nine information.
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SAUE dispatcher, their officer said that one of the two vehicles involved in the crash will definitely need a tow. I went ahead and called Cross to get them going, so being around.
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1.51, 1060.
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1040, 104, 1060.
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417, 1041.
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1041, 8.3.
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I have it, 10.
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Good.
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I'm going to be a responding inside this whole spell.
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Tampa.
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For 125,
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can you add a second so?
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Letters will know,
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the pick-up's going to be too as well.
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Dispatch 41.
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Can you confirm at this on 143 and it's west of the bridge?
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They advised it was pinging just west the location on the west side of the bridge for the creek.
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Just by 1310, you can show us in the area.
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We've checked coming out of town and to SIU access and haven't seen anything.
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10-4, this listed the crash detection. We did not receive any other phone calls.
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That's clear.
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Location mentioned:
IL-159 & Edwardsville Rd, Edwardsville, IL 62025
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