Lawsuit: Google Maps Led Man to His Death by Directing Him to Drive Off a Collapsed Bridge

Tech giant Google faces a lawsuit from the family of Philip Paxson who claim that the company’s flawed Google Maps directions led to the North Carolina man’s tragic death when he drove off a collapsed bridge. ABC News reports that Philip Paxson, a medical device salesman and a father of two, died on September 30, 2022, after his vehicle plunged into Snow Creek in Hickory, North Carolina. The incident occurred as Paxson was driving home from his daughter’s ninth birthday party, relying on Google Maps for directions through an unfamiliar...