On a recent Friday night in Kenosha County's Town of Brighton, a driver was injured after their car veered off the road and over an embankment, coming to rest in dense foliage, making it invisible to passing motorists. Following an alert from an Apple automated crash notification system, rescue teams, including Kenosha County sheriff's deputies, initiated a search but initially could not locate the crash site due to the car's displacement from the road and the thick cover of trees.
The search continued, and deputies employed a thermal-imaging drone, which eventually led them to the wreckage, according to TMJ4. The car, identified as a Hyundai Sonata, had traveled about 50 feet off the road, launching over an eight-foot embankment into the woods south of the "T" intersection at State Highway 142 and 224th Ave.
The Kansasville Fire & Rescue Department responded to the scene, where they found that the driver had already freed themselves from the destroyed vehicle. "The paramedics stabilized him and then took him to a hospital for injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening," the department disclosed in a statement obtained by FOX6 News. The driver was taken emergently to Froedtert Hospital-Pleasant Prairie for further examination and treatment.
The Kenosha County Sheriff's Office is currently investigating what led up to the crash, as reported by WGTD News. Details about the cause of the incident remain unclear as of their latest updates. The incident serves as a striking example of technology's role in emergency response, with the Apple Watch's automated crash notification potentially playing a critical part in the driver's rescue.
