In a bizarre turn of events early this morning, an SUV found its way onto the train tracks off Marietta Street in downtown Atlanta. As per details provided by FOX 5 Atlanta, the driver was reportedly following her GPS when she confused the railroad tracks for a street, leading to the precarious situation.
A tow truck driver on the scene claimed that the woman had driven her vehicle straight onto the tracks. During their efforts to remedy the situation, a train's progress was halted so that the necessary removal equipment could head in. The driver is suspected of impairment, according to the Atlanta Police Department, and as a result, she has been detained.
Meanwhile, the team from Atlanta News First reported that the car had been ensnared on the track for multiple hours before crews successfully removed it. The hiccup in the daily commute caused by this incident underscores the intersection of human error and vehicular mishaps that frequently pepper the hustle of city life.
No further information has been relayed about how exactly the vehicle ended up in such a position, nor about the identification of the driver. However, officials from the Atlanta Police Department have confirmed that the car has since been extracted from the tracks and that the driver is now being held accountable for the disruption.
