MIDDLETON, Mass. — A DoorDash driver went a little off-road trying to make a delivery in Middleton on Friday.
Officers responding to the area of Kenney Road around 11:40 a.m. found a panicked delivery driver who said their car was underwater in a wooded area, according to Middleton Police.
The driver said they were making a Dunkin Donuts delivery for DoorDash on Mill Street and were following the GPS when they began driving down a dirt road and somehow ended up in a body of water. The driver was able to escape the vehicle with the delivery order and walked to a nearby address to call for help.
Firefighters began searching the area and found the car down a dirt path behind 18 Kenney Road, still running and partially submerged in water.
The car was towed from the scene and didn’t appear to leak fluids into the body of water.
The driver requested to be transported to the hospital, according to police and will be charged with negligent operation of a motor vehicle.
Officials say a request for immediate threat license suspension was filed with the RMV.
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CheGuevaraAndroid on September 28th, 2023 at 11:37 UTC »
Speaking as someone that takes a lot of ubers, the majority of people that rely on GPS have completely turned their brains off. They will follow it without question into the dumbest locations and down the worst roads imaginable. There is no critical thinking and if you try to warn them that's a bad idea, "uh...buh...uber..its...says go that way!?" And if you point out that the drop off isn't exactly where uber says it is they have a full on panic attack and pretty much just stop the car in the middle of the road or pull halfway into a parking lot and say "i...idontknow...uber...where!?"
2percentright on September 28th, 2023 at 08:19 UTC »
Wtf?
BlueLaceSensor128 on September 28th, 2023 at 03:03 UTC »
“It can’t be, Michael!”