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[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Anyone know why charges were filed against the driver? Were there signs of intoxication? The driver was charged with negligent operation of a motor vehicle.

[–] phx 18 points 2 years ago

Blindly following a GPS and not actually paying attention to the road and/or signage likely counts

[–] Zoidsberg 10 points 2 years ago

He drove a car into a river.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Interesting in the context of that recent case in which a family is suing Google for inaccurate maps after her husband drove off a broken bridge

[–] MacroCyclo 2 points 2 years ago

There's going to be a bit of a surge I bet.

[–] rbesfe 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Following gps off a bridge at night that didn't have any signs or cones is a lot different than following a gps off road into a river