Park County, CA — Lauren Rosenberg says that the Google Maps BlackBerry application told her to use Deer Valley Drive — a highway also called Utah State Route 224 — to walk from one Park City address to another.
Woman Sues Google for Being Hit by Car
Park County, CA — Lauren Rosenberg says that the Google Maps BlackBerry application told her to use Deer Valley Drive — a highway also called Utah State Route 224 — to walk from one Park City address to another.
However, the directions did not tell her that there were no sidewalks along Deer Valley Drive, which, Rosenberg alleges, led to her being struck by traffic.
“As a direct and proximate cause of Defendant Google’s careless, reckless and negligent providing of unsafe directions, Plaintiff Lauren Rosenberg was led onto a dangerous highway, and was thereby stricken by a motor vehicle, causing her to suffer severe permanent physical, emotional and mental injuries,” according to the complaint filed in Park County district court.
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Rosenberg is asking for Google to pay her medical expenses in addition to punitive damages and loss of earnings. She is also suing the driver of the vehicle, Patrick Harwood of Park City.
Google Maps warns users about walking directions on its version for computers, saying that “Walking directions are in beta. Use caution — This route may be missing sidewalks or pedestrian paths.” However, the mobile version of Google Maps does not come with the warning.
IDIOT
She is such an idiot. I think the driver should sue her for not looking when she was walking and hitting his car and causing him damages.
This worls is insanely sue happy
ridiculous
stupid lady, she probably also needs to be told that her coffee is hot
Only in America
Only in America this can happen.
ka h
i think google better attach eye glasses to every phone with the google app on it. what a stupid laidy don’t you look when you walk?????
and if its googles fault then what did the driver do wrong????
maby the driver was using google maps in wich case in the direction he was driving was probebly right.
An observer
2 Things I find to be amazing.
1) Peoples need to judge
2) Peoples rush to judge. Why do we comment about a story we know nothing about?
Just to add, Israel gets condemned without and investigation, and then we do the same thing. We judge and then feel sorry when we hear the whole story.
JUST DON’T JUDGE, IT’S OK NOT TO JUDGE.
what?!!!
my mobile google map has a warning…. she should be put in jail for being too stupid.