Two found fatally shot in car after iPhone sends crash alert, US authorities say


Officers found Vega, 17, and Deleon, 19, in the early hours of Oct 12 in Douglasville after 911 dispatch received a crash alert from an iPhone, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said. — Unsplash

An automated crash alert led to two people found shot in a car, Georgia authorities say.

Officers found Beatriz Vega, 17, and Roberto Deleon, 19, in the early hours of Oct 12 in Douglasville after 911 dispatch received a crash alert from an iPhone, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said.

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