I got to call 911 for the first time this morning

[PapaScout]

There was a hydroplaning-related roll-over this morning on I-70 (2 miles west of the Plainfield exit) that happened two cars in front of me. Flipped over and ended up in the ditch on it's top South-side of east-bound I-70.

I've never needed to call 911 before but it was an interesting process. Firstly, 911 doesn't show up on the call record on my phone. Secondly, my call didn't route to a specific county and a person had to connect me to Hendricks County PD.

The passenger wasn't hurt. The rain sucked and my dress shoes have been squishy all day but I believe salvageable.

Checking 911 Emergency off of my Bucket List.

 

[BiscuitNaBasket]

By your squishy shoes I assume you stopped to help. Very nice of you.

More often than not I don't stop to help as it would end up causing another wreck, but if I think it's safe I will stop. There was a wreck on Pendleton Pike Tuesday afternoon...someone in front of me got T-boned trying to cross three lanes of busy traffic. It wasn't safe to stop and get out of my car so I called 911 and gave them all the information I could.

 

[SMiller]

You need to get out more.

+1 for being a good outstanding Hoosier/American!

 

[hoosierdoc]

The phone does a decent job of getting you close to the correct 911 operator, but they usually transfer me if I'm in the county.

 

[redryder]

My wife and I were on are way to IU Med. Got to wait in line what seemed forever( Maybe 10 minutes). Got to watch the wrecker drag the car out.

 

[terrehautian]

I called 911 once for a potential impaired driver on I 70 near exit 11. They didn't answer after 20 rings. They called back at 12 hours later.

 

[actaeon277]

It helps to have local police numbers in the phone.

 

[Jack Burton]

I called 911 by accident. I was doing some fundraising work from home and called on a firearm organization in the 918 area code. My finger must have stuttered on the 1 because I actually dialed 911. When the operator answered I was paying more attention to my spiel than to what she was saying so I jumped in and asked if this was the gun club. She said "what gun"? And I said, you know, guns guns. I realized I had a wrong number but I still didn't know that I was on the phone with the 911 operator. So I said, never mind, and hung up.

About five minutes later I heard a knock on the door and went to answer it. It was the local po-po, wanting to know what was going on. It took a moment to get straightened out. I showed him my call log with dozens of gun organizations on it and my notes about the their fund raising, and the 918 number I was trying to call. We had a good laugh over it.

If it happened today I'd probably be SWATTED out and posting from the other side of the grave.

 

[remauto1187]

Im curious! Any guns fall out of the vehicle in the ditch? Did you rescue any guns?

 

[1911ly]

It helps to have local police numbers in the phone.

This. The few times I have called 911 I have always had to go threw a bunch of steps to get to the right police force. Saves a lot of time.

 

[eldirector]

I've called 911 twice. Both times, got through really fast. Once was even in a pretty rural area. Both times had emergency responders out in 5 minutes or less. Only once was that fast enough.

+1 to the OP for stopping, and doing what you could.