Man dies in heartbreaking miscalculation by GPS system
For most people, using a system in your car or on your phone is common, everyday practice.
But for one man, relying on his GPS system led to a devastating mistake that cost him his life.
On September 30, Phil Paxson was returning home from his daughter's birthday party on a seemingly stormy night in Hickory, North Carolina, when his GPS system led him to what was once a bridge.
“He was following his GPS which took him on a concrete road to a bridge that fell into a river. The bridge had been destroyed 9 years ago and had never been repaired,” wrote Paxson's mother-in-law on Facebook. "There were no barriers or warning signs to prevent the death of a 47-year-old father of two daughters. He will be sadly missed by his family and friends. It was a completely preventable accident."
Paxon's wife also posted on her Facebook page that she wanted to make people aware "this is a preventable tragedy".
According to reports of the incident, barricades had been put up to warn drivers not to cross the area, but people had been complaining for "years" about the extent of the repair.
>The roadway is private, which means the North Carolina Department of Transportation cannot actively repair it, as it is not considered public land.
"In North Carolina, counties do not maintain roads. In general, owners of private roads associated with subdivisions may be the subdivision's developers, a homeowners association, or the subdivision landowners," reported the WCNC of North Carolina.
According to Psychreg, more than 200,000 accidents are caused by GPS devices each year.
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For most people, using a system in your car or on your phone is common, everyday practice.
But for one man, relying on his GPS system led to a devastating mistake that cost him his life.
On September 30, Phil Paxson was returning home from his daughter's birthday party on a seemingly stormy night in Hickory, North Carolina, when his GPS system led him to what was once a bridge.
“He was following his GPS which took him on a concrete road to a bridge that fell into a river. The bridge had been destroyed 9 years ago and had never been repaired,” wrote Paxson's mother-in-law on Facebook. "There were no barriers or warning signs to prevent the death of a 47-year-old father of two daughters. He will be sadly missed by his family and friends. It was a completely preventable accident."
Paxon's wife also posted on her Facebook page that she wanted to make people aware "this is a preventable tragedy".
According to reports of the incident, barricades had been put up to warn drivers not to cross the area, but people had been complaining for "years" about the extent of the repair.
>The roadway is private, which means the North Carolina Department of Transportation cannot actively repair it, as it is not considered public land.
"In North Carolina, counties do not maintain roads. In general, owners of private roads associated with subdivisions may be the subdivision's developers, a homeowners association, or the subdivision landowners," reported the WCNC of North Carolina.
According to Psychreg, more than 200,000 accidents are caused by GPS devices each year.
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