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☆ Family sues Google, saying it's responsible for a man's death after Maps told him to drive over a bridge that collapsed 9 years ago
  + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
The family of a man who died driving over a collapsed bridge is suing Google for negligence. His family's lawyers said Google Maps directed him to drive along the doomed route. "Unfamiliar with local roads, he relied on Google Maps, expecting it would safely direct him home to his wife and daughters," he wrote. Jon Hopson, Paxson's friend, told local outlet the Hickory Daily Record that there were no nearby signs indicating that the bridge had collapsed. In a statement sent to Insider, Google spokesperson José Castañeda said: "We have the deepest sympathies for the Paxson family.
Persons: Philip Paxson, it's, John Paxson, Bob Zimmerman, unsuspectingly, Nobody, Alicia Paxson, Jon Hopson, Paxson's, Alicia, José Castañeda, Paxson Organizations: Google, Service, Daily, Charlotte Observer, Associated Press Locations: Wall, Silicon, North Carolina, Hickory, Charlotte, Nowhere, Snow
☆ Family sues Google alleging its Maps app led father to drive off collapsed bridge to his death, attorneys say
  + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Jamiel Lynch | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +4 min
The lawsuit claims neighbors had expressed concern Google Maps had led drivers over the bridge, which allegedly has not been repaired since its partial collapse in 2013. GPS sends people down here, which is especially dangerous for emergency vehicles,” reads the report sent to Google Maps. The suit claims negligence and willful and wanton conduct by the companies and seeks an unspecified amount in punitive damages. Google has “the deepest sympathies for the Paxson family,” it told CNN in a statement. “His trust in Google Maps, and the failure of the road and bridge-keepers to do their jobs, cost him his life.”
Persons: Philip Paxson, Paxson, “, Hickory, ” Paxson, Robert Zimmerman, “ We’ve, ”, codefendants, Hinckley Gauvain, Alicia, Alicia Paxson, Philip, Larry Bendesky Organizations: CNN, Google, GPS, ” CNN, Hinckley Locations: North Carolina, Hickory , North Carolina
☆ He Drove Into a Creek and Died. His Family Blames Google Maps.
  + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Jenny Gross | More About Jenny Gross | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
The family of a North Carolina man who drowned last year after he drove off a collapsed bridge while following Google Maps directions has sued Google for negligence, saying that the company’s failure to update its maps led directly to his death. Philip Paxson, 47, a medical device salesman, was on his way home from his daughter’s camping-themed ninth birthday party in Hickory, N.C., on Sept. 30, 2022, navigating a rainy night on unfamiliar roads, when he drove off a collapsed roadway into a creek and drowned, according to the lawsuit, which was filed in Wake County Superior Court on Tuesday. Alicia Paxson, his wife, also sued two businesses and an individual who the lawsuit says owned, controlled or were responsible for the collapsed bridge, which was unmarked, with no barricades. Mrs. Paxson had taken their two daughters home from the party in her car, while Mr. Paxson stayed late to clean up and drove separately, she said in an interview.
Persons: Philip Paxson, Alicia Paxson, Paxson Organizations: Google, Wake County Superior Court Locations: North Carolina, Hickory , N.C, Wake County
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