US Woman Follows GPS Instructions While Driving SUV, Ends up on Railway Track
Investigators said the 70-year-old driver was following GPS directions and will not face charges after the SUV stranded thousands on the 1 Line.
- On Tuesday, June 2, 2026, a 70-year-old driver navigated her SUV onto the elevated light-rail tracks at Seattle's Mount Baker Station, forcing a complete suspension of Sound Transit's 1 Line service during evening rush hour.
- Blindly relying on GPS navigation, the motorist made a wrong turn before panic prompted her to drive 365 metres up the steep, elevated concrete incline toward the station platform.
- Firefighters from the Seattle Fire Department cut power to the high-voltage lines, roughly 30 feet above street level, to safely extract the driver from the wedged vehicle without injury.
- Because authorities determined the incident was an accidental navigational error, the Seattle Police Department announced the driver will not face criminal charges; recovery crews removed the SUV that evening.
- The Long Island Rail Road reported 21 similar cases in 2018 alone, prompting experts to warn drivers to prioritize road signs and barriers over navigation app instructions.
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US woman follows GPS instructions while driving SUV, ends up on railway track
A 70-year-old woman in the US accidentally drove her SUV onto a railway track while following GPS directions. The bizarre incident disrupted light rail services in Seattle and left commuters stunned as the vehicle rolled onto the transit network.
US woman, 70, takes a wrong turn while following GPS. Here's where she ended up
A 70-year-old woman drove her SUV onto Seattle's Mount Baker light rail track while following GPS directions. The incident halted part of the service, went viral online and left investigators tracing her route.
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Woman Follows GPS Instructions, Somehow Drives Her Car Onto an Elevated Seattle Rail Track
Blindly following the driving instructions from Google Maps isn’t always such a good idea. While the tech has improved tremendously over the last two decades, it can still occasionally lead us down a long abandoned road or even drive off an unfinished or collapsed bridge. Even by those standards, the latest bizarre incident is pretty hard to believe. A woman in Seattle took a wrong turn onto the tracks of a light rail line in the city after repo…
70-Year-Old Washington Woman Drove SUV on Train Tracks in Shocking Footage: Here's Why She Did It
A bizarre driving mishap threw Seattle's commuter rail network into absolute chaos after an elderly motorist mistakenly navigated her sport utility vehicle (SUV) directly onto the elevated tracks of a busy mass transit line. The shocking incident, which occurred during the Tuesday evening rush hour on 2 June 2026, resulted in a complete suspension of Sound Transit's prominent 1 Line service. Commuters at the Mount Baker Station were left stunned…
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