Truck driver blames GPS for bridge crash

Published: April 1, 2008 at 5:56 PM
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BOSTON, April 1 (UPI) -- A truck driver whose vehicle became wedged under a Boston railroad bridge blamed his global positioning system device for giving bad directions.

The New York truck driver said his vehicle became stuck under the low bridge while he was following a path mapped out by his GPS, WCVB-TV, Boston, reported Tuesday.

"I use GPS but, you know, never get the truck route," the driver said.

Rick Sullivan, commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, said motorists should take caution to ensure their GPS devices are set for the correct type of vehicle.

"When the GPS tells you the fastest way to get from one point to another, it may not necessarily be telling you low clearances for the trucks," he said.


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