{"id":1818682,"date":"2023-09-21T17:19:12","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T21:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/?p=1818682"},"modified":"2023-09-21T17:19:12","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T21:19:12","slug":"man-dies-after-driving-across-collapsed-bridge-family-sues-google","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2023\/09\/man-dies-after-driving-across-collapsed-bridge-family-sues-google\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Dies After Driving Across Collapsed Bridge, Family Sues Google"},"content":{"rendered":"

The family of a man who died after driving off a collapsed bridge is suing Google<\/a>; they allege<\/a> that despite multiple reports from users, Google Maps continued to mark the bridge in North Carolina, which partially collapsed in 2013, as passable, directing him and other drivers across it. The family is also suing local companies for failing to maintain the bridge or put up barricades and hazard warnings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The family of a man who died after driving off a collapsed bridge is suing Google; they allege that despite multiple reports from users, Google Maps continued to mark the bridge in North Carolina, which… More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"link","meta":{"autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[],"autoblue_post_url":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[110,80],"tags":[85,462,82],"class_list":["post-1818682","post","type-post","status-publish","format-link","hentry","category-map-errors","category-mobile","tag-driving-directions","tag-google","tag-google-maps","post_format-post-format-link"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1821733,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2023\/12\/google-maps-sends-drivers-into-nevada-desert-after-interstate-closure\/","url_meta":{"origin":1818682,"position":0},"title":"Google Maps Sends Drivers into Nevada Desert After Interstate Closure","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"7 December 2023","format":"link","excerpt":"Last month, after a dust storm shut down Interstate 15 between Las Vegas and Barstow, Google Maps sent drivers off-roading, rerouting them via barely passable desert trails. 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