Pole Follows GPS, Drives into Lake

(Warsaw. Poland) A Polish guy drives into a lake and claims that his global positioning system device (GPS) led him there.

"The man took a road that was closed a year ago when the area was flooded to make an artificial lake serving as a water reservoir -- he ignored three road signs warning of a dead-end," Piotr Smolen, police spokesman in Glubczyce, southern Poland, told AFP Friday.

"It was still night time and he didn't notice the road led into the lake. His GPS told him to drive straight ahead and he did," Smolen said, adding the driver had not been under the influence of alcohol.

The road ran straight downhill into the lake. The Mercedes mini-van was nearly entirely submerged and was unable to back out on its own after being inundated with water.

The driver and his two passengers were rescued from the roof of the car.

Obviously, somebody in the car wasn't watching the road. I typically stop when it runs into a lake. Frankly, I think blaming the GPS device is a cop out.

Tip: MassCops