Crews worked to remove a semi-tractor trailer from the entrance of a foot bridge at Lake Park in Milwaukee's historic Lake Park district. The driver of the truck, who authorities that he had been following directions from his GPS on Tuesday, has been fined $579.80 for reckless driving and failure to obey signs, the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Mike De Sisti)
November 12, 2014 - 6:52 PM
MILWAUKEE - A man who drove his tractor-trailer onto a walkway at a Milwaukee park, getting it stuck on a foot bridge, says his GPS device is to blame.
The 50-year-old driver has been cited for reckless driving and failing to obey road signs, which carry nearly $580 in fines.
Milwaukee County sheriff's officials say the Indiana man drove the truck onto a walkway Tuesday afternoon at Lake Park. The truck had a 53-foot trailer.
The truck got hung up on a peninsula behind the North Point Lighthouse along Milwaukee's lakeshore. The mishap damaged several trees and concrete railings on two pedestrian bridges.
WTMJ-TV reports that crews were able to remove the truck Wednesday afternoon.
News from © The Associated Press, 2014