She denied there had been a crash and said she hadn’t been drinking, police reported.
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Turns out Bernstein had been fleeing an earlier hit-and-run when she struck the silver vehicle.
Cathy Bernstein told police she hadn’t been in a crash with a pedestrian. After a detailed questioning by the police, Bernstein admitted to the hit-and-run.
“Your vehicle wouldn’t call us if someone pulled out in front of you unless there had been an accident”, the operator said to Ms Bernstein. It then automatically calls emergency series and gives them the make and model of the auto, which was a Ford in this case, aside from the location and time of the accident. Leaving the scene is only going to make things worse, especially when you’re vehicle is on the side of the good guys and is going to call the police whether you want it to or not.
As an example, Ford’s SYNC’s Emergency Assistance portal pushes the vehicle to send a direct call to emergency services when the airbag is deployed or the fuel pump is deactivated – such as when a auto suffers a sudden jolt against an object. It doesn’t do that for no reason. “No, I would never do that”, the 57-year old replied.
Usually, this would mean that drivers involved in an accident who are knocked out or cannot reach for their phones can be assisted as quickly as possible.
It looks like a car’s technology is smarter than the drivers.
Cathy Bernstein tried to flee the scene last week after ramming another driver. “I saw her in the hospital”, Preston said.
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The call came shortly after Anne Preston, the victim in the accident, was hit from behind by a black vehicle, requiring her to go to the hospital with back injuries.
