Go South, Young Man, Go South
A truck driver made a longer trip than he bargained for when he ended up in the right town--but the wrong state.
Arriving in Duluth, Minn., from Los Angeles with his truckload of dog food Friday, the driver, whom police did not identify, was unable to find his delivery address.
His written directions referred to such streets as Boggs Avenue, Independent Boulevard and Meadowbrook Lane. He couldn’t find any of them.
When he spotted a parked Duluth police car, he stopped and asked the officers for directions.
“They never heard of those streets,” said Dave Johnson, one of the officers at the scene. “Nobody up there even knew what he was talking about.”
Johnson recalled asking the trucker jokingly: “Are you sure you’re not looking for Duluth, Ga.?”
The officers suggested that he get his invoice. When the trucker didn’t return, Johnson went over to him. The driver was inside the cab, smiling.
The invoice said his destination was Duluth, Ga.
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