Sat-nav railway motorists escapes charges

Next time your satellite navigation system tells you to "turn left" make sure your not driving into, oh say, a railroad track. Unfortunately, a 52-year-old woman from Dorking, Surrey UK had one too many glitches on her sat-nav and ended up driving her Ford Fiesta onto a track blocking train services last January. Fortunately for her, UK authorities closed the case yesterday as they decided not to press charges saying that it was a bad, but honest mistake and that a prosecution was not in the public interest. However, embarrassment was probably enough punishment… Via: Eveningtimes
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