A truck driver drove his truck down a pedestrian trail and ended up getting stuck on a pedestrian bridge in a Milwaukee park.
The driver told police he followed his GPS down the pedestrian path before getting stuck on the bridge.
In the process, the truck damaged several trees, concrete railings and two pedestrian bridges.
The incident occurred on Tuesday evening at Lake Park.
The 50-year-old driver has been charged with reckless driving and failure to obey road signs.
In March 2012, the FMCSA announced, they would “incorporate GPS training into new entry-level certification programs for commercial motor vehicle operators. This means that commercial drivers will be trained, and reminded, to only use GPS systems designed specifically for the industry. These specialized units take into account the specifics of the truck they’re in – including the height, weight and contents – and will then route the trucks onto appropriate roads. The consumer GPS units too often being used are frequently routing trucks onto inappropriate roads, causing them to crash into low overpasses and bridges.”
Right now @ChopperMatt over the semi truck stuck on a pedestrian bridge in #Milwaukee #WISN12 pic.twitter.com/PpvS1N0fej
— ChrisGegg (@ChrisGegg) November 12, 2014
Really bizarre: semi-truck stuck on Lake Park pedestrian bridge. Long way from an actual road pic.twitter.com/BI2AUoo7z2” @ChadCorveleyn
— Jeff Schallhorn (@JSchall6104) November 12, 2014
A truck stuck on a pedestrian bridge in Milwaukee. Here it is. A live report from @thema_ponton next pic.twitter.com/Q02DroN5U1
— Marianne Lyles (@MarianneLyles) November 12, 2014
Watch @ChopperMatt report from above the semi stuck on the Lake Park pedestrian bridges http://t.co/3NlgRexH9v pic.twitter.com/bcKzp8Nyfx
— WISN 12 News (@WISN12News) November 12, 2014
Truck stuck on the east side pedestrian bridge is being moved. Tune into #cbs58 at noon pic.twitter.com/Qoe5dp44uT
— Sarah Barwacz (@SarahBarwacz) November 12, 2014
This truck driver attempted crossing a pedestrian bridge using GPS navigation. pic.twitter.com/xEylE6H8wt
— Chance (@L_J_Lowrey) November 12, 2014