How do cops reach your family if in a wreck?

[blueshirt2003]

I've been wondering this. If they can't find your cell phone and you're not awake, etc?

[kpol]

They go to the address on your ID if they can find that.

At least that's what they did when my cousin was in a wreck.

ETA: Or the address where your car is registered.

[basilosaurus]

Then I'd best hope none of us get in wrecks. I'm assuming I'm not the only one with out of state car registration and license, and addresses that don't align with where I'm currently residing. And even if it did, it's not like our partners are always around.

This is why I always travel with a phone with ICE numbers stored. H, my parents, and a couple local friends. Someone should be reachable, somehow.

[basilosaurus]

If they go through my glove box, the insurance would show the address.

I was just thinking of how my out of state car is unsearchable by local cops. Unfortunately, I know this due to an unfortunate illegal towing incident. They were trying trying to help me track down where my car was and couldn't do it, not with my license nor with my local address. Even though I have a proper out of state permit on file here.

[amaristella]

This is one of the reasons why I keep Navy and FRG paraphernalia prominent in my wallet. I figure that if anything were to happen to me that the most helpful information one could probably have is the Ombudsman's business card and my health insurance info as well as my blood type and business cards for doctors I may be seeing. I'm sure that my auto insurance card lists my current address but maybe I should keep an ICE card in there as well.

[amaristella]

Speaking of ICE entries in one's cell phone, I guess I default to putting that written in my wallet because I generally don't make it far without my wallet but I've been known to forget my phone or even leave it behind on purpose....Although this is no excuse for not putting an entry in my phone too.

[amaristella]

Also on the subject of ICE entries in one's phone. I know that some people keep their phones password protected so ICE info. on their phones wouldn't be too useful for its intended purposes in those cases. Better to have it written.

[basilosaurus]

My phone now has a special tag for ICE contacts so I don't have to create a separate entry for it. I'm more often without my wallet than phone. Sometimes all I bring is an ID and debit card.

I'd hope that with a mil id they'd know how to reach h somehow. I wonder how that would work in practice, though. I'd assume in this location with large military presence they'd have contacts, but they wouldn't know the base. And how much info would be given out if they called a general contact line? Morbid curiosity!

[Dory1988]

IDK how they do it...seriously. We've had people come into our trauma bay with literally NO personal info (non-vehicular traumas so no insurance or registration info either) or a personally known witness and they all end up with a legal name and family visiting before we even get them transferred to the unit. It's like magic.

[meltoine]

I have ICE contacts in my phone and a laminated sheet in my glove compartment with H's, my mom's, and MIL's contact info, as well as instructions to call a priest in a life-threatening situation. Also my blood type.

[twodogsandababy]

I always keep my cell phone in my pocket when I drive because I know two people that were trapped in their vehicles after rollovers and unable to find their phones to call for help. Both were stuck on the side of the road until someone stopped to help them. One was passed by several cars before anyone stopped!

[blueshirt2003]

Sept 15, 2012 22:29:25 GMT -5 twodogsandababy said:

I always keep my cell phone in my pocket when I drive because I know two people that were trapped in their vehicles after rollovers and unable to find their phones to call for help. Both were stuck on the side of the road until someone stopped to help them. One was passed by several cars before anyone stopped!

I've thought about that before. The purse is going to go flying and if your cell phone is in the cup holder it will be tossed around as well.