British family killed in Florida after GPS error caused crash
Four members of a family from the UK were killed in a car crash during a Florida vacation when the satnav in their rented vehicle told them to do an illegal U-turn.
Adam Stephenson, 30, who was driving the family back from the Kennedy Space Center, turned the Mitsubishi sedan into the path of an oncoming Ford pickup truck, said police.
He died at the scene along with his wife Maryanne Stephenson, 29 and his parents Brian Stephenson, 66, and Sheralyn Stephenson, 56.
The satnav in the vehicle had instructed him to do an illegal U-turn at a junction to avoid another crash that had happened earlier, added police.
Deputy Chief Todd Hutchinson, of Titusville Police Department said: "The GPS had indicated for them to make a U-turn at that intersection which was an illegal U-turn unfortunately and violated the right of way of the pick-up truck."
The driver of the Ford pick-up truck was taken to hospital with ‘non life-threatening injuries’.
The family is thought to have visited the Kennedy Space Center to see the launch of Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket, the Falcon 9, which blasted off on Monday.
Linsey McNeill
Editor Linsey McNeill has been writing about travel for more than three decades. Bylines include The Times, Telegraph, Observer, Guardian and Which? plus the South China Morning Post. She also shares insider tips on thetraveljournalist.co.uk
Vegas’s Billion-Dollar Secrets – What They Don’t Want Tourists to Know
Visit Florida’s New CEO Bryan Griffin Shares His Vision for State Tourism with Graham
Chicago’s Tourism Renaissance: Graham Interviews Kristin Reynolds of Choose Chicago
Graham Talks with Cassandra McCauley of MMGY NextFactor About the Latest Industry Research
Destination International’s Andreas Weissenborn: Research, Advocacy, and Destination Impact
Graham and Don Welsh Discuss the Success of Destinations International’s Annual Conference
Graham and CEO Andre Kiwitz on Ventura Travel’s UK Move and Recruitment for the Role
Brett Laiken and Graham Discuss Florida’s Tourism Momentum and Global Appeal
Graham and Elliot Ferguson on Positioning DC as a Cultural and Inclusive Global Destination
Graham Talks to Fraser Last About His England-to-Ireland Trek for Mental Health Awareness
Kathy Nelson Tells Graham About the Honour of Hosting the World Cup and Kansas City’s Future
Graham McKenzie on Sir Richie Richardson’s Dual Passion for Golf and His Homeland, Antigua
ADS PRO 
Global tourism exceeds 1.5 billion travelers announces UN-Tourism
Qatar Airways offers reduced timetable to over 60 destinations
WTTC global tourism reached record economic impact of 11 trillion in 2025
Hands In, UATP join forces for airline multi-card payments
Suspension of all regional trains in Catalonia following two new rail accidents in Spain