Did people mosh too hard at Bonnaroo? Festival goers triggered accidental 911 calls from the crash-detection on their iPhones and Apple Watches.
Scott LeDuc, the director of the 911 communication center for Tennessee's Coffee County — where the festival takes place — told WKRN that the influx of false alarms did not impact the county's ability to respond to actual emergencies.
Even Apple offered to send someone to help out, WKRN reported, but LeDuc said that it wasn't necessary. After sending out alerts to those in attendance, recommending that they deactivate the crash-detection feature, LeDuc said the number of calls dropped by 40% to 60%."Sign up for notifications from Insider! Stay up to date with what you want to know.
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