Death caused by following directions from Google Maps.

Google Maps guided the man across the collapsed bridge. (Photo: AP)

Philip Paxson, a medical equipment salesman and father of two, drowned on September 30, 2022, after his Jeep Cladiator plunged into a river, according to a lawsuit filed in Wake County Superior Court.

After attending his daughter's 9th birthday party, he drove away from home to an unfamiliar neighborhood. There, Google Maps reportedly directed him across a bridge that had collapsed 9 years earlier but had not been repaired.

Alicia Paxson, the victim's wife, said , "I can't understand why the people in charge of GPS navigation and the bridge could act with such disregard for human lives."

Those who found Paxton's body in the overturned and partially submerged truck said there were no barriers or warning signs along the road. The vehicle had fallen to a depth of about 6 meters.

According to the North Carolina Patrol, the bridge is not maintained by local or state officials. The original construction company has also been dissolved. The lawsuit names several private property management companies responsible for the bridge and adjacent land.

According to the lawsuit, several people had notified Google Maps about the collapsed bridge years before Paxson's accident and urged the company to update the route information. Court documents include a copy of an email from another Hickory resident who used the map's "suggest changes" feature in September 2020 to alert them to the bridge collapse.

In November 2020, Google sent an email confirming receipt of the report and stating they were reviewing the changes, but no action has been taken to date.

Google spokesperson José Castañeda expressed deep condolences to the family and affirmed their goal of providing accurate routes on maps. The company is reviewing the lawsuit.

(According to AP)

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