False crash alert triggered by dropped phone on I-44, Strafford MO
TrafficAn automatic crash alert on I-44 near mile marker 86.2 was triggered by a caller dropping their phone from a moving vehicle. Emergency responders were dispatched but found no accident or injuries. The alert was a false alarm caused by the dropped phone.
Audio|Source: Springfield Police and Fire, Greene County Sheriff and Fire
04:45
Transcript:
00:00
Hi, Tenton, Stratford, units.
00:02
There's a full response and I'm starting state to an unknown injury accident.
00:06
It's a crash notification showing just west of the 86.2, possibly eastbound lanes.
00:14
Stratford.
00:16
Okay. Clear.
00:25
Streford.
00:29
Do you take E-Sown?
00:32
It appears to be you found.
00:38
Yes, Pat Schrofford.
00:41
Sheriff, go ahead.
00:44
Show Engine 81 in route.
00:51
Radics are on saying you can just continue the corresponding units.
00:56
Okay.
01:02
Let me dispatch in a deer just south walled group.
01:08
Dispatch, letter 9.
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Ladder 9, guys.
01:11
That makes Lincoln, Mary 1, Paul 2, Victor with no highlights.
01:16
Can see ya.
01:18
Larry 9 is going to have Campbell command.
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I'll have all northbound Campbell.
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Campbell, shut down.
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6'0.
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3010.
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Check 74, Cliff.
01:28
Clear, Campbell Command, all northbound Campbell will shut down off channels 2.
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12 Frank O 4.
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642, I'll start to an animal call here.
01:40
I have one custody will be transporting to my department, sorry, mileage 16606.
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16606.
01:49
Confirmative.
01:51
Dispatch, Drafford.
01:53
You show engine 82 en route.
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Quick.
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674. The responder to you show me out on screen.
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674.
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Chris Schroffer engine 82 showing you a route to the motor vehicle accident.
02:08
Known injury.
02:09
Clear covers on the airton.
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I'm going to remain on scene.
02:13
Springfield fires out on the airspace with traffic.
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It's going to be near the 86.2 mile marker eastbound of I-44.
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You're out the channels one.
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16-10 traffic.
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Okay.
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16-10.
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5-0-1.
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5-1.
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I'll be at West Jackson and 160 with a white Mercedes-Mercase, Missouri, Edward Mary 1, Frank, 6 x-ray.
02:41
103. I'm cleared here and send me a table on Vista.
02:46
West Jackson on 116.
02:49
Henry's is on saying they were able to pull the car out and she's able to safely drive it away so you can close this out.
02:55
Clear 103.
02:56
Yes,
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that's, Sprinkle-Liter-9.
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I have a lot, clear.
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2-10, we're blocked down on MCIs.
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Sprinkle-1-9, go ahead.
03:06
I'm doing that's working code.
03:09
I'm clear. I'm clear.
03:10
Working code.
03:13
Do-10, can you repeat?
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Dispatch for tiny at a 3.
03:19
Sorry, but feedback, just when the next one's available.
03:22
I'm clear, D-10.
03:24
Sharper Battalion, if you're good.
03:26
Please go in route.
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1307, the only thing our call takers hearing is moving vehicles and when...
03:33
Clear Battalion 83, showing you're actually an injury motor vehicle accident.
03:37
Possibly hearing very distant talking, but not able to make out anything, and it still hasn't moved on a rapid.
03:43
Excuse me, I-44 eastbound the lanes just west of the 86.2 mile marker.
03:48
Drop channels one.
03:50
I'm Claire.
03:52
We're trying to find it.
03:54
Clear. It's still showing just west of the 86.2.
04:00
2.29, you have traffic on 3.
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2.11. I'm out.
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211. We have a working code.
04:07
Of course, 211.
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1304.
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Corction 1307.
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Suspatch.
04:14
They came to the phone and said that they dropped the phone out of the window the moving vehicle.
04:19
You can disregard.
04:20
Go ahead for Stratford.
04:22
Sound clear.
04:24
To a lot and further on that, EMS and fire are both on the phone team.
04:27
They're handling the code.
04:28
That's clear.
04:32
Mr. Trafford, we have a caller on the line in reference that unknown injury motor vehicle accident.
04:38
They advised that they had dropped their phone out of a window and that had set off the crash notification.
04:44
There is no accident.
04:45
There are no injuries.
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Location mentioned:
I-44, Strafford, MO
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