Man Seeking Help Struck by Vehicle After Calls to 911 Failed

(DALLAS) -- After what he said were four attempts to reach a 911 operator after a car had hit his vehicle on a Texas road, Kelvin Crowe of Dallas gave up, got out of his car and was hit by a passing vehicle as he tried to flag down help.

It all started late last Saturday night when Crowe’s tire blew out. Still in his car, he was making his way to the shoulder of the road when another vehicle hit his car from behind, according to a report by ABC affiliate WFAA-TV.

Crowe’s fiancee was injured in the crash, and he called 911, using her cell phone. Calls were made at 11:48, 11:49, 11:54 and 11:58, according to WFAA, but never got through to the 911 call center.

Crowe exited his vehicle and tried to get help from the road. But another car hit him, and he ended up in the hospital. Crowe broke his arm, bruised his leg badly —  and his right eye needed stitches.

The city of Dallas said it’s not at fault.

“The city of Dallas conducted a review of the calls during the time period of this incident,” read a statement from city hall. “At this time, we cannot find any indication that the Dallas 911 call center received a call from Mr. Crowe’s cell number.”

“We’ve got proof it didn’t show up at 911. …The call got into T-Mobile’s antenna, and it didn’t get to us." Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings told  WFAA.

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