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A Pennsylvania teen's life was saved by her iPhone, which dialed 911 after she crashed her truck, her family says

Lindsay Leskovac, 16, accidentally fell asleep while driving and was seriously injured

But her iPhone's crash detection system automatically alerted authorities and she awoke to the sound of a dispatcher trying to get her attention

A Pennsylvania teen's life was saved by her iPhone 14, which automatically called 911 after she accidentally fell asleep while driving and crashed her truck, according to her family.

The incident occurred on Aug. 2 in Hadley after Lindsay Leskovac, 16, had dropped off a friend, her mother, Laura, tells PEOPLE.

She fell asleep in the driver's seat, then crashed into trees and two poles close to some water, NBC affiliate WFMJ first

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