Nonetheless, they had a cellphone in hand in case of emergencies and to call for guidance about how much to tip.

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In October, 2010, Magistrate Smith cited the case in denying a federal government request for 60 days of historical cellphone location records.

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Notably, there was no word on whether or not the phone was saved, or more importantly, whether or not the presumably urgent SMS ever got sent -- but considering this is the second case in a matter of days in which a human being nearly lost their life to a cellphone, we beg you: text responsibly, dear friends.

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