Another "The GPS Made Me Do It" story.

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  1. Chinatown

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    A driver in south New Jersey took a wrong turn and ending up driving for nearly three miles on the Atlantic City Boardwalk Wednesday. (Fox 29 Philadelphia)
    A truck driver in New Jersey took a wrong turn Wednesday and found himself driving on the Atlantic City Boardwalk.
    The driver of the tractor-trailer, described by police as a nearly 80-feet-long 18-wheeler, reportedly said he was following the directions of his GPS device and found himself on the boardwalk, according to NJ Advance Media.
    Breaking:Cheers&applause,errant tractor trailer FINALLY driven off Ventnor boardwalk 8hrs after driver made wrong turn onto it @FOX29philly pic.twitter.com/gwc6tx9Xr7
    — Steve Keeley (@KeeleyFox29) September 20, 2017
    “It is something that I haven’t seen in my 31 years,” Ventnor City Police Chief Doug Biagi told NJ Advance Media. "We have seen vehicles up there. We have seen vehicles crashed up there. I have never seen an 18-wheeler that had to be about 80 feet long."
    Biagi reportedly said the driver drove nearly three miles down the boardwalk before trying to turn around to realize the truck physically couldn’t.
    It took the city’s public works department four hours to remove the truck from the boardwalk, NJ.com reported. The process entailed removing 100 feet of boardwalk railings, detaching the cab from the truck and having a tow truck remove the trailer.
    The driver, who was allegedly not under the influence of alcohol or drugs, was issued a number of summonses for improper driving, Biagi said.
    Biagi said this is the second truck in two months to drive down the Atlantic City Boardwalk in Ventnor.
     
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  3. I glide 47

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    C.r.s.t. caution real stupid trucker
     
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  4. Fatboy42

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    I had a Simon driver ( The one with the skunk on trailer) try to drive under a 10'-8" train bridge. He took the top out of the bunk and split the trailer in 1/2. The front of the trailer with the reefer unit was stilled hooked on the 5th wheel. The driver said not his fault. I reply then who's fault would it be. He repays the guy at the gas station. I asked so did the guy from the gas station drive this truck under here cause all this damage then run off? He said no, he gave me directions. See people were just as stupid before GPS.
     
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