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Tech company faces negligence lawsuit after Philip Paxson died from driving off a North Carolina bridge destroyed years ago

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Also look at this image of the former bridge from the lawsuit: https://i.imgur.com/CuKVarO.jpg

Most of fault lies with the road/land owner for not properly blocking of that bridge and for not maintaining it. Nearby residents have also tried to get them to block/repair the bridge properly, but they haven't.

And they are luckily also getting sued in the lawsuit.

Googles should take some blame for not updating their maps for 9 years despite multiple notices from users that the bridge has collapsed.

Article + the full lawsuit: https://lawandcrime.com/lawsuit/washed-out-bridge-to-nowhere-on-google-maps-route-led-to-drivers-death-lawsuit/

Btw if you look at street view and satellite images, it clearly isn't a dirt road.