Two of the six people killed in a horror Nebraska car crash that the authorities were alerted to by an iPhone 14 have been identified.
Nick Bisesi, 22, and Jonathan Koch, 22, both died in the early hours of Sunday morning when the Honda Accord they were traveling in smashed into a tree at 2.15am.
It's unclear if alcohol was involved in the crash or if the driver was speeding.
Police continue to investigate the crash.
Four of the victims remain unidentified publicly while police work to notify their families.
Nick Bisesi, 22, and Jonathan Koch, 22, both died in the early hours of Sunday morning when the Honda Accord they were traveling in smashed into a tree at 2.15am.
This was what remained of the five-seater Honda Accord after the crash in Nebraska on Sunday morning. Six youths were traveling in the car at 2.15am when the driver crashed into a tree. An iPhone 14 belonging to one of the victims alerted the authorities
HOW DOES IPHONE 14 CRASH DETECTION WORK?
The iPhone 14 features a new sensor with a high-G-force accelerometer that detects when the user has been in a car crash, such as 'side impact, rear end collision and rollovers'
The iPhone 14 introduced a new 'crash detection' feature that automatically detects when the user has been in a severe car accident and calls for emergency assistance if they are unconscious or unable to reach their phone.
Apple's latest iPhone models feature a dual-core accelerometer - capable of detecting G-force measurements of up to 256Gs - and a new high dynamic range gyroscope.
These are used in combination with components in previous iPhone models, like the barometer, which can detect cabin pressure changes, the GPS for additional input for speed changes, and the microphone, which can recognize loud noises typified by severe car crashes.
Apple has trained its algorithms on over a million hours of real-world driving and crash record data, to be able to accurately detect when an accident has taken place.
If the user is wearing an Apple Watch, this further improves accuracy.
When a severe crash is detected, the emergency services call interface will appear on Apple Watch, as it is most likely to be in closer proximity to the user, while the call is placed through iPhone if it is in range for the best possible connection.
<!- - ad: https://mads.dailymail.co.uk/v8/us/news/none/article/other/mpu_factbox.html?id=mpu_factbox_1 - ->AdvertisementThey include three other young men and a woman, who survived the initial impact of the crash but who later died of her injuries in the hospital.
Bisei was a college student majoring in advertising and public relations at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
He was due to graduate in 2024. Koch had graduated from school and was working in HR until recently.
It's unclear if they lived together, but the group is believed to have been traveling home together from a night out when their vehicle - which was only equipped to carry five people - plowed into the tree.
Before neighbors emerged from their home to help, the emergency services had been alerted by an iPhone 14 inside the car.
The latest model senses a high-impact crash and alerts the authorities without prompt.
By the time neighbors emerged from their homes, the vehicle was on fire.
Brad Bartak, who lives on the street where the crash occurred, told local outlet WOWT: 'I noticed that there was actually a fire coming from the engine... I basically grabbed the garden hose and ran it up to the car and we were dousing it.'
Tributes poured in for Koch from those who gathered there.
Jonathan's sister, Kayla Kelley, said: 'Life is so short. In the blink of an eye, the world is just shattering around you.'
Koch had been working in HR after recently graduating from school, his family said
Bisesi was studying advertising and public relations at college in Lincoln
She added: 'He was the most amazing person you'd ever meet.'
She described her brother as a man who loved his family, drawing, and to go out and spend time with his friends. He was charismatic and knew no strangers, she said.
Kelley later posted a tribute to her brother on Facebook: 'As I’m sitting in your bedroom mustering enough strength to write something so beautiful for you nothing I say will bring you back or show the entire universe just how amazing you are!
'My heart and my families is shattered into a million pieces! We are all beyond devastated, our entire world blew up like a bomb in a blink of an eye,' she wrote.
Kaleigh Keown, another of Koch's sisters, changed her Facebook profile picture to a photograph of her and her brother wearing Nebraska Cornhuskers football jerseys.
Although the cause of the crash remains under investigation, police explained how they were called after the iPhone detected it had been in a crash and called first responders automatically when the user didn't react.
The crash occurred early on Sunday morning in Lincoln Nebraska
The iPhone 14 features a new sensor with a high-G-force accelerometer that detects when the user has been in a car crash, such as 'side-impact, rear-end collision, and rollovers.'
The feature, dubbed 'crash detection,' only activates when traveling in a vehicle.
'This is the worst crash in Lincoln in recent memory,' Lincoln Police Assistant Chief Michon Morrow said.
'We've been trying to think of another accident this bad and we haven't come up with anything.'
'I've been with this department for 25 years and can't remember anything as horrible.
'The cause of this accident is going to take us some time to pin down,' Morrow added.
'We are looking at all possibilities, including alcohol, speed or distracted driving.'
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