Cape Cod Driver Ends Up In Pond, Blames GPS

YARMOUTH, MA — An Amesbury man was cited early Friday after police said he drove into a Yarmouth pond and blamed it on his GPS device. Daniel Alley, 27, was charged with driving with a revoked license. The incident happened at about 1:30 a.m.

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Alley's vehicle was a Jeep Patriot, which ended up about 100 feet into Swan Pond, police said. Alley and his female passenger were able to escape unharmed, police said. The vehicle was towed out.

"Alley told the Officers he was driving from Hyannis to his passenger’s family summer home in West Dennis," Yarmouth police said in a statement. "He stated was using his Garmin GPS since he is from Amesbury and unfamiliar with the area. Alley stated the GPS told him to continue going straight, taking him right into the pond at the end of Lake Road."

The vehicle was almost completely submerged when officers arrived at the scene, police said. Alley was not charged in connection with driving into the pond.

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