Sheriff: Motorcycle crash victim's phone or watch alerted first responders to accident site near Duluth

WCCO digital update: Evening of July 30, 2023

DULUTH, Minn. – Smart technology alerted first responders to a Hermantown man who had been seriously hurt in a motorcycle crash Saturday north of Duluth.

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The St. Louis County Sheriff's Office says the crash happened at about 7:19 a.m. on Pequaywan Lake Road. While emergency personnel were en route, another driver found the 33-year-old victim in a ditch.

The sheriff's office says the man's smartphone or smartwatch automatically notified 911.

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He is being treated for life-threatening injuries at St. Luke's Hospital. The cause of the crash is still under investigation.

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