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Ottawa County Deputies rescue teen from crash because of iPhone notification

Ottawa County Sheriff 06302024
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OTTAWA COUNTY, Mich. — Early Sunday morning, the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office was dispatched to the Allendale area of 60th Avenue near Lincoln Street on a report of an iPhone crash notification.

Deputies arrived on the scene and located a 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee that had crashed into a tree where 60th Ave dead-ends prior to the Grand River.

The driver had mistaken 60th Ave for nearby 68th Ave.

The sole occupant of the vehicle was identified as a 19-year-old Casnovia resident and was unresponsive.

The patient was transported to Corewell Health Grand Rapids with serious but non life threatening injuries.

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