One person required transportation to a local hospital following a rear-end accident on Route 77 at Route 5, Pembroke, at 10:12 a.m., Tuesday.
The driver whose car rear-ended another said he looked down to check his GPS and didn't have time to stop after looking up and seeing a car stopped in front of him.
No citations were issued.
Michael J. Roeland, 19, of Newark, was southbound on Route 77 when he struck the southbound car driven by Tamibeth P. Campbell, 21, of Watertown.
Roeland had three passengers in his vehicle and Campbell had four passengers.
Harley M. English, 17, a passenger in Campbell's car was taken to UMMC with a complaint of neck pain.
The accident was investigated by Deputy Tim Wescott.
I don't have a GPS - don't
I don't have a GPS - don't need one - but I've wondered for quite awhile now, since they came out, how little difference there is between using these devices and using cell phones while driving a car.
You have to enter an address (typing), and then you have to look at the thing for quite awhile to figure out where you are, in relation to the map - unless you have one that talks to you, telling you step-by-step where to turn, etc. I always thought they would ADD to being DISTRACTED, just like cell phones. Seems I could be right.
yeah because no one used maps
yeah because no one used maps before GPS came around....