{"id":131710,"date":"2023-02-08T22:35:03","date_gmt":"2023-02-08T22:35:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/23\/02\/08\/drunk-driver-busted-after-iphone-calls-cops-after-crash?utm_medium=rss"},"modified":"2023-02-08T22:35:03","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T22:35:03","slug":"drunk-driver-busted-after-iphone-calls-cops-after-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2023\/02\/08\/drunk-driver-busted-after-iphone-calls-cops-after-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"Drunk driver busted after iPhone calls cops after crash"},"content":{"rendered":"
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AppleInsider may earn an affiliate commission on purchases made through links on our site. <\/em> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

A drunk driver was apprehended by the police after his iPhone<\/a> automatically called emergency dispatch.\n<\/p>\n

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On Wednesday, a 46-year-old man from New Zealand crashed his car into a tree at 1:00 am. After detecting the crash, his iPhone 14<\/a> automatically called 111, the emergency line in New Zealand. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The driver spoke to the dispatcher, telling them that the police “should not worry about it,” according to<\/a> Stuff.<\/em> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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However, because he sounded intoxicated, dispatchers sent a patrol to the scene. After police attempted to conduct a sobriety test, the man became unruly, pushing police and refusing to cooperate. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Crash Detection is a feature that uses hardware sensors and algorithms to detect if the user has been in a severe car accident. While useful in theory, the feature is prone to sending false reports.<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In December,<\/a> British Columbia search and rescue teams complained that they’d often send helicopters for search and rescue purposes, only to find no one was there.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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However, that same month, a man was notified of his wife’s nearby car crash<\/a> in an instant thanks to Crash Detection, allowing him to arrive on the scene and provide help before paramedics arrived.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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