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Police responded to an iPhone crash alert on I-70 eastbound at Parsons Avenue in Columbus, Ohio. A helicopter was dispatched to investigate, and a vehicle with hazard lights was found in the westbound lanes near the 18th Street overpass, though its involvement in a collision remains unclear.

People Searching for Phone on Freeway After Falling Out of Car Window

110. Go ahead, 110. This isn't going to be a 5. It's a phone that flew out the window and they're just out looking for it right now. You can probably clear freeway. 631, if you copy, you can clear. Oh, no. They're out there walking around on freeway. Keep me on it. Okay.

110, I'm out here with county, we're right on East Grand.

 Okay, but you're in the eastbound lanes, 110?

 Affirm, eastbound directly on East Grand.

 Okay. Appears there's one there, and then there's one westbound too when we get to it.

 631, I'll probably end up getting westbound.

 The westbound was necessarily in a crash, it didn't look like it.

 You could just see a 46 or something, but the 110, there is somebody struck by the...

110, I'm out here with county, we're right on East Grand. Okay, but you're in the eastbound lanes, 110? Affirm, eastbound directly on East Grand. Okay. Appears there's one there, and then there's one westbound too when we get to it. 631, I'll probably end up getting westbound. Okay. The westbound was necessarily in a crash, it didn't look like it. You could just see a 46 or something, but the 110, there is somebody struck by the... Okay.

Police determined the incident involved a phone that flew out of a vehicle window, and the occupants are searching for it on the freeway.

That was an SUV. There is a, cruiser pulling up. Cruiser, there's another, I don't know what

 jurisdiction that is, sitting down there. They may be helping them out.

That was an SUV. There is a, cruiser pulling up. Cruiser, there's another, I don't know what jurisdiction that is, sitting down there. They may be helping them out.

A police cruiser has arrived on the scene.

Hey, does it look like maybe a black SUV? I'm getting a caller saying it's eastbound.

 White South, give us another minute, we'll be overhead. We're just about on the rooftop now.

 Okay, copy. My passerby is saying the people, the black SUV is disabled on the side of the roadway and they're walking on the freeway.

 But they're saying they're at the eastbound by 3rd.

Hey, does it look like maybe a black SUV? I'm getting a caller saying it's eastbound. White South, give us another minute, we'll be overhead. We're just about on the rooftop now. Okay, copy. My passerby is saying the people, the black SUV is disabled on the side of the roadway and they're walking on the freeway. But they're saying they're at the eastbound by 3rd.

A black SUV is reportedly disabled on the eastbound side, with occupants walking on the freeway.

110, I don't know how close you are. We're still looking on, matter of fact, the land on Children's, but there's a car in the westbound lanes with the four-ways on. We can't quite get close enough yet to see if it's in an accident. There's going to be four parsons, though. It'll be easier to get on at that north on-ramp.

 Yep, I'm getting ready to hit 71 northbound from Green Lawn. I'll head up that way. I'll check it out.

 Alright, it's west of the 18th Street overpass.

110, I don't know how close you are. We're still looking on, matter of fact, the land on Children's, but there's a car in the westbound lanes with the four-ways on. We can't quite get close enough yet to see if it's in an accident. There's going to be four parsons, though. It'll be easier to get on at that north on-ramp. Yep, I'm getting ready to hit 71 northbound from Green Lawn. I'll head up that way. I'll check it out. Alright, it's west of the 18th Street overpass.

Police advised that a vehicle with hazard lights on was spotted in the westbound lanes near the 18th Street overpass; it is unclear if it was involved in a collision.

Okay, I appreciate it, thank you. 11 precinct, you can clear.

 631, do you want Chopper on this or do you want to check it yourself?

 I'll check it, unless they're close. I'm on 161 New Albany.

 We're not far off. We're going to wait for a medevac to come in at the children's, see if they land. We'll circle around and see what we see.

Okay, I appreciate it, thank you. 11 precinct, you can clear. 11, copy, thanks. Yes, you're welcome. 112, 10-4, thank you. 631, do you want Chopper on this or do you want to check it yourself? I'll check it, unless they're close. I'm on 161 New Albany. Okay, Chopper, are you... We're not far off. We're going to wait for a medevac to come in at the children's, see if they land. We'll circle around and see what we see. I appreciate you, thanks, sir. Thank you.

A helicopter is nearby and will check the area for the reported iPhone crash alert.

 Hey, chopper, if you're close, can you fly over 70 eastbound at Parsons?

 We had one report through an iPhone crash alert of an accident.

 No calls from passerbys or involved parties.

 Yeah, I got an iPhone crash alert, sir, 70 eastbound at Parsons,

 but I've gotten no calls at all from passerbys.

5, chopper mark on 5. Chopper 5. Hey, chopper, if you're close, can you fly over 70 eastbound at Parsons? We had one report through an iPhone crash alert of an accident. No calls from passerbys or involved parties. See if there's a crash out there. I wasn't able to reach freeway. 631, channel 5. Hey, 631, go ahead. Freeway. Yeah, I got an iPhone crash alert, sir, 70 eastbound at Parsons, but I've gotten no calls at all from passerbys. Just...

A helicopter is being requested to check for a possible crash on I-70 eastbound at Parsons Avenue.

111, go for both. We're both loaded up already. I have a 5, freeway didn't interrupt, 70 eastbound to the Parsons Avenue ramp. It's going to be an iPhone crash alert. S11, if you could copy. S11, I copy.

Police are responding to an iPhone crash alert on the eastbound I-70 ramp to Parsons Avenue.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at I-70 E & Parsons Ave.

People Searching for Phone on Freeway After Falling Out of Car Window

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