Cell phone triggered false crash alert near Oakland Dr, Elkin NC

Traffic

Reported: 10/26/2025 12:14 PM

Oakland Dr & Partridge Ln, Elkin, NC 28621

An automated crash alert was triggered near Oakland Drive and Partridge Lane. Responders found no accident but located a cell phone lying in the road that caused the alert.

Audio|Source: Surry County Public Safety

03:23

Transcript:

00:00

Mediq 924, Station 204, Station 20,

00:03

1050 unknown via Oakland Drive and Park for Julian.

00:08

Meg9, 24, Station 20,

00:11

1050 unknown PI[2], Oakland driving Partridge Lane.

00:16

Meg9, 24, Station 20,

00:20

1050 unknown PI[2], Oakland driving Partridge Lane.

00:24

One automated crash detection.

00:27

1518.

00:31

Dayton, row.

00:35

Fettic 8 and 4.

00:38

Petic9, 104.

00:44

So you've got made 41 responder.

00:47

41, 104. 2.4.

00:55

200, 4.

01:02

I want to respond in direct.

01:06

8401-104.

01:09

All right.

01:12

Big 9, then 4.

01:17

104.

01:18

1050.

01:21

Unknown.

01:22

It was automated on cell phone.

01:25

The Oakland Drive, Archer 20.

01:30

Piffel.

01:35

Therefore, do you want a routine or 10-18 response?

01:40

Routine[1] until we hear further.

01:48

10.4. 200, sorry.

01:52

200.

01:54

104. Go ahead, routine everything.

01:57

Unable to locate a 1050. Don't go back.

02:01

See if I see a phone landing the road.

02:10

Units around the 1050 routine traffic All units are out of the 1050 open drive routine traffic 3200 east code e so far 1521

02:25

they don't think

02:27

back 8144

02:37

The 1050s found the telephone land in the roadway.

02:45

Any further units are out of the 1050 you can cancel. The units are out of the 1050, you can cancel, 1022.

02:54

Authority of Elkin 200, he has located a cell phone in the roadway.

02:59

1523.

03:02

I got a 84101 copy, Atlas.

03:05

8401 from 4.

03:08

I have a copy tonight.

03:11

May 924.

03:12

A cell phone landing the roadway with crash detection notification.

03:21

If you'd send an officer by, I'll hand it to him.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

Routine: Non-emergency (no lights/siren) response

[2]

PI: Personal injury

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Oakland Dr & Partridge Ln, Elkin, NC 28621

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