BATON ROUGE, La. —Kendra Whitley is still searching for answers after her son, Jordan Whitley, 29, died in a single-vehicle crash on Nicholson Drive early Jan. 26, 2024, raising urgent questions about the response of emergency services.
Jordan, a plant operator known for his energy, love of sports, traveling, and Southern cuisine, was driving home from a night out when his Ford Mustang left the road and struck a tree. The airbags deployed, automatically triggering the vehicle’s “SYNC 911 Assist” system to place two emergency calls, at 1:36 a.m. and 1:37 a.m. Phone records and Jordan’s Apple Watch confirm he can be heard asking for help.
“I listened over and over,” Kendra said. “He was alive. He was calling for help. And help didn’t come. Those words—‘Help me’—will haunt me forever.”…