If it's time critical, they'll call and I can talk while driving with my bluetooth, otherwise it will wait.
Regardless if he did or didn’t pull over to text - the idea of consciously leaving his phone in the car with the forethought of it being used to locate the car, is quite a stretch.
C’mon, the dude says he was scared, trying to figure his escape opportunity, they want me to believe that during the moments he had to flee, he actually figured leaving his phone behind would aid the cops? Really? It’s already been established that his vehicle has some new tech device that would allow the cops to find it.
you can always use the voice to text function