Drowned because of unupdated maps: a US family files a lawsuit against Google
A family in the United States has decided to file a lawsuit against Google, claiming that the company’s failure to update its maps in a timely manner led to the death of their relative who drowned.
American Philip Paxson died in September 2022 after trying to drive across a bridge that had collapsed nine years earlier. The man was driving home from a party in honor of his daughter’s birthday.
“Unfamiliar with the local roads, he relied on Google maps, hoping they would guide him safely home to his wife and daughters,” the family’s lawyers said.
However, the bridge on the Google Maps route was destroyed, and the driver drowned near it.
According to the lawsuit, local residents repeatedly asked Google to update online maps after the bridge collapsed in 2013.
A Google spokesperson said that the company was looking into the allegations.
“We deeply sympathize with the Paxson family,” a Google spokesperson told reporters.
