Woman claims she was 'following her GPS' down staircase, police think she was drunk

[Demovictory9]

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) - A 26-year-old woman who drove her SUV through a police pedestrian plaza and down a flight of stairs claimed she was “following her GPS instructions,” according to the Portland Police Department.


Officers didn’t buy the woman’s claim stating they “felt it was her excessive blood alcohol level” that led to the unusual crash.

Police said the woman, who appeared to be in a Toyota Highlander SUV, drove through the police department garage, across a pedestrian plaza, and down the stairs.

“We are fortunate that she didn’t strike anyone and this ended with just a small amount of property damage,” the Portland Police Department said in a Facebook post. “Please don’t drink and drive.”

The woman was issued a summons for operating while under the influence.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/woman-claims-she-was-following-her-gps-down-staircase-police-say/ar-AAWOyRd

[leftyladyfrommo]

1. That's hilarious. nt

[Jedi Guy]

2. While hilarious, GPS has had some notable oopsies over the years.

I seem to recall someone who followed the guidance from Apple's GPS app right into a lake a few years back. Or perhaps that's one of those apocryphal internet stories that makes the rounds every so often.

In any case, this lady's best bet might well be a plea deal. And to lay off the hooch.

[Midnight Writer]

11. A GPS in a rental car tried to get me to drive down a railroad track. I didn't do it.

[Jedi Guy]

12. Good call on that one, methinks. ;) N/T

[BlackSkimmer]

23. There was an episode on The Office with that very story lol.

Michael drives the car into a lake while listening to the GPS directions. Dwight tells him not to listen to the GPS, but in they go.

[peggysue2]

3. LOL! That's one of the worst excuses I've ever heard

One for the record books. She's lucky no one was hurt including herself! I would have loved to see and hear the reaction of the cops when she blamed her GPS.

Another debacle for those clinging to: Don't trust your lying eyes.

[getagrip_already]

4. Death by gps......

Be afraid sheeples. Be very afraid!

Lol

Maybe we should start a q thread on how GPS systems will steal your soul and make you a dem voting pedophile......

Just sayin....

[johnp3907]

5. That's so Pittsburgh.

[doc03]

10. Pittsburgh you come out of the tunnel and your GPS tells

you to turn 100 feet past the exit.

[keithbvadu2]

6. You have arrived.

[Demovictory9]

7. lol...or those little dots with 'walk rest of the way"

[doc03]

8. My GPS told me to turn right yesterday where there was

a guard rail and no road. About 200 yards ahead on the left was my destination. That looked like a parking garage where a GPS doesn't work anyway.

[0rganism]

9. Could it be both?

Just a hunch, going with "drunken fool" on this one

[Demovictory9]

20. maybe. they should add some type of car barrier to that pathway... way too easy for car to drive

thru. most of the time, I see barriers (cement planters or some type of cement item) blocking pedestrian pathways by car parking

[LuckyCharms]

13. Got drunk, threw GPS down stairs, then followed it.

[BumRushDaShow]

14. That's what I thought too.

[LuckyCharms]

15. LOL! That dog...

[BumRushDaShow]

16. That's how I feel some days.

[LeftInTX]

17. Ouch!

[misanthrope]

18. Why is the story's dateline in Tampa but it quotes a "Portland Police Department"?

And the news agency filing this story -- WJHL -- is a Tennessee media outlet.

I had to search the web, but it turns out she was in Portland, Maine. Does no one take journalism classes anymore?

[Demovictory9]

19. stories are written so badly lately.

[mainer]

21. This happened in Portland, Maine

Not Florida.

“One driver crashed into the police station garage before being charged with operating under the influence. Another motorist drove onto train tracks.

No one was hurt in either incident, Portland Police Lt. Robert Doherty said.

Shortly after midnight Saturday, a blue Toyota Highlander drove into the Portland Police Department's garage, then drove across the pedestrian plaza and down the stairs.

The vehicle didn't get far down the stairs.”

[tavernier]

22. My husband and I were on our RV on vacation.

We put the address of the campground in our Gp and half an hour later the voice told us to turn right and we will have reached our destination. We both cracked up with laughter as we read the sign in the drive… Pine Hills Cemetery.