RACINE, Wis. — The Racine County Sheriff's Office has an Apple Watch to thank after it helped deputies locate a crash and fly the driver to a local hospital.
According to the sheriff's office, the Racine County Communications Center received a call from an Apple Watch early Thursday morning saying the owner of the watch had been involved in a serious crash.
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Apple provided the location of the crash, near Downy Drive and Plank Road in Dover, where deputies found a vehicle fifty yards off the roadway. The vehicle was upside down in a farm field with serious damage.
The driver, a 31-year-old woman from Waterford, was found unconscious and had to be flown to Froedtert Hospital due to her life-threatening injuries. Her condition is unknown at this time.
Now, the Racine County Sheriff's Office is investigating the crash with help from the Racine County Major Crash Assistance Team.
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