Posted on Sep 21, 2023
Google accused of directing motorist to drive off collapsed bridge
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The family of a US man who drowned after driving off a collapsed bridge are claiming that he died because Google failed to update its maps.
Philip Paxson's family are suing the company over his death, alleging that Google negligently failed to show the bridge had fallen nine years earlier.
Mr Paxson died in September 2022 after attempting to drive over the damaged bridge in Hickory, North Carolina.
A spokesperson for Google said the company was reviewing the allegations.
Philip Paxson's family are suing the company over his death, alleging that Google negligently failed to show the bridge had fallen nine years earlier.
Mr Paxson died in September 2022 after attempting to drive over the damaged bridge in Hickory, North Carolina.
A spokesperson for Google said the company was reviewing the allegations.
Google accused of directing motorist to drive off collapsed bridge
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Barriers that were normally placed across the bridge entrance were missing due to vandalism, according to the Charlotte Observer.
The lawsuit is also suing three local companies, arguing they had a duty to maintain the bridge.
"Our girls ask how and why their daddy died, and I'm at a loss for words they can understand because, as an adult, I still can't understand how those responsible for the GPS directions and the bridge could have acted with so little regard for human life," his wife, Alicia Paxson, said in a statement.
"We have the deepest sympathies for the Paxson family," a spokesman for Google told AP News.
"Our goal is to provide accurate routing information in Maps and we are reviewing this lawsuit."...
..."Barriers that were normally placed across the bridge entrance were missing due to vandalism, according to the Charlotte Observer.
The lawsuit is also suing three local companies, arguing they had a duty to maintain the bridge.
"Our girls ask how and why their daddy died, and I'm at a loss for words they can understand because, as an adult, I still can't understand how those responsible for the GPS directions and the bridge could have acted with so little regard for human life," his wife, Alicia Paxson, said in a statement.
"We have the deepest sympathies for the Paxson family," a spokesman for Google told AP News.
"Our goal is to provide accurate routing information in Maps and we are reviewing this lawsuit."...
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Apparently Philip Paxson never read the notice that you are supposed to look where you are going while driving.
Every GPS company has been sued at one time or another because some idiot followed instructions (or what they thought were the instructions) without using their eyes and their brain. I don't recall any of those lawsuits ever winning, but there are always lawyers who are willing to sue any "deep pocket" they can find.
It is sad to see the wife parroting lines written by her lawyer -- the soundbite about "acted with so little regard for human life" was obviously written by a lawyer.
Every GPS company has been sued at one time or another because some idiot followed instructions (or what they thought were the instructions) without using their eyes and their brain. I don't recall any of those lawsuits ever winning, but there are always lawyers who are willing to sue any "deep pocket" they can find.
It is sad to see the wife parroting lines written by her lawyer -- the soundbite about "acted with so little regard for human life" was obviously written by a lawyer.
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