Someone help me this is an emergency UPDATE

[cleo29]

My grandma got a phone call saying that my uncle ( who was on his way from Georgia to Nashville) was killed in a car accident. She has no idea who it was and we can't reach anyone.

I am having a tough time getting a contact number for the highway police in either state so that I can check. Please, if you find one, can you tell me.

update: He is ok. He is still in Atlanta. We don't know if this was a prank call or if my Gran imagined it or what. Thank you so much for the help and kind thoughts. I seriously lost it for a moment.

[dowagercountess]

TN
District 1, Knoxville: [phone]
District 2, Chattanooga: [phone]
District 3, Nashville: [phone]
District 4, Memphis: [phone]
District 5, Fall Branch: [phone]
District 6, Cookeville: [phone]
District 7, Lawrenceburg: [phone]
District 8, Jackson: [phone]

[janiejones]

OMG. I'm so sorry.

[dowagercountess]

Did she say who called? COuld it be a nasty prank? Was it a hospital?

[nsl]

Google is telling me it's 1-800-436-7442 for Georgia. Still looking for TN.

ETA: Beat to the punch. My heart is with your family!

[janiejones]

dps.georgia.gov/troop-and-post-locations-0

[dowagercountess]

1.800.georgia (1.800.436.7442).

[wildfloweragain]

Also try calling and texting the uncle's cell phone. Identify yourself/herself in the text so if it is emergency services who has the phone, they may decide to call back. They may be looking for how to get in contact and who to get in contact with.
I'm sorry. I hope it was a mistake.

[cleo29]

Most of those numbers are m-f operations. I finally got a number for the Atlanta PD (where my uncle lives).

[dowagercountess]

Have you tried 911? They might be able to transfer transfer transfer.

[softspot]

I hope it's a mistake.

[peekay]

I would try 911. I'm so sorry, you must feel sick. I really hope this is a horrible prank and not true.

[lazyphoque]

I hope this is a terrible mistake, Cleo. Thinking of you and your family right now.

[blueshirt2003]

Awe, I'll be thinking of your family. I hope that it turns out to not be the right phone number was called.

[drrn04]

Big hugs to you.

I really hope this was a mistake.

[Deleted]

Thoughts & Prayers for your family. I really hope this was some kind of horrible mistake.

[cleo29]

I got in touch with TN, and they have no reports of it.

He as already in Nashville and supposed to be picking her up for lunch, but has not shown up yet.

[ktkl09]

I hope everything is ok :-(.

[nicanmatt]

Oh no! Let me know if you need anything. I'm so sorry, I'll say some prayers for your family in hopes that this is just a mix-up of some sort.

[frauschmindy]

Have you tried contacting hospitals? I'm not sure how much they could tell you.

I'm sorry this is happening.

[lazyphoque]

[phone] - this is the Nashville PD "urgency without emergency" number.

[saraandmichael]

oh, cleo...i hope this was a wrong number.

[alzi]

i am so glad to see this update. that is so scary!

[cleo29]

He is not due up there till the 16th, but when she got the call it may have confused her thinking that he was already there or something. Usually she is very sharp, other than forgetting some birthdays here and there.

If there was a real call and she did not imagine it, I want to kick that piece of shit. Who does that??

[Deleted]

So glad everything is ok!

[speckledfrog]

I'm glad to see the update. How awful that someone did that.

[lazyphoque]

Thanks for the update! And everyone's concern was totally understandable. How is your grandma?

[saraandmichael]

I am so happy to hear that he is alright.

[cleo29]

Aug 12, 2012 15:15:33 GMT -5 lazyphoque said:

Thanks for the update! And everyone's concern was totally understandable. How is your grandma?

I think she was a bit shaken. She sounded calm when speaking to my mom, but my mom could tell that she was upset.

[MWOS]

Cleo, sometimes we have issues with this around here. Scammers target older people and give them a similar story and then call back posing as the police/hospital and asking for money.

Tell her if someone calls back not to give them her credit card number.