Pennsylvania woman guided by GPS on a railway

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According to the Duquesne City Police Department, a woman who was following the GPS instructions turned from a road to a railway, leaving her car stuck and resulting in an imprudent driving ticket.(Photo: Screenshot of a Facebook post published by the Duquesne City Police Department)

The Pennsylvania police said that a woman who was following GPS directions had turned from a road to a railway, leaving her car stuck and ending up with an imprudent driving ticket.

The Duquesne City Police Department announced Wednesday about this incident on social media: "The GPS told me to do it …" The message includes a photo showing a disabled white sedan sitting on a lane railway parallel to a multi-lane road.

The woman was "100% sober and had no medical problems," the police said.

The Pennsylvania woman told the officers "her GPS advised her to follow this path" when they arrived at the scene.

The incident occurred about 10 miles outside of Pittsburgh at 10 pm Wednesday. The car had to be towed.

This is not the first time that GPS navigation problems are making headlines.

Following Hurricane Florence, North Carolina Officials warned that GPS applications advise drivers to follow flooded routes. "It's not safe to trust (travel applications) with your life," tweeted the North Carolina Department of Transportation in September.