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Cooley Hurd

(26,877 posts)
Thu Jul 14, 2016, 07:09 PM Jul 2016

Man hits tree and crashes car while playing 'Pokemon Go'

http://www.foxla.com/news/share-this/173813464-story



Auburn, N.Y. (FOX 11) - A 28-year-old man was distracted while playing the GPS based game 'Pokemon Go' on his phone. He drove his car off the road and crashed into a tree, police said.

Luckily the man wasn't seriously injured, but the front end of his car was totaled.

The Auburn, N.Y. Police Department released the following statement:

'With the sudden popularity of the recently released mobile phone application/game called “Pokemon Go” the Auburn Police Department would like to remind the public using common sense when playing the game should be paramount above everything else.'

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Man hits tree and crashes car while playing 'Pokemon Go' (Original Post) Cooley Hurd Jul 2016 OP
Thank God he didn't hit Pikachu! pinboy3niner Jul 2016 #1
Game over for everyone then... Cooley Hurd Jul 2016 #2
I hope they suspend, or better yet revoke, his license LisaM Jul 2016 #3
If only he had the Tesla self-driving feature....... still_one Jul 2016 #4
Dumbass. It doesn't work if you are going faster than 10mph NightWatcher Jul 2016 #5
I downloaded and tried it out this morning AgingAmerican Jul 2016 #6
I caught this one and am confused on what to do NightWatcher Jul 2016 #7
Be vewy vewy quiet... pinboy3niner Jul 2016 #9
My parents and their friends spend hours every week Mariana Jul 2016 #10
My 1st reaction to PG was... Cooley Hurd Jul 2016 #12
Scott Kurtz predicted it FSogol Jul 2016 #8
Common sense: Don't use your damn phones while you're driving!!! Initech Jul 2016 #11
Thank god he didn't hit the tree before he crashed. That could have been bad. Photographer Jul 2016 #13
I caught that, too... Cooley Hurd Jul 2016 #14
Two men fell off a cliff in San Diego playing Pokemon Go I see ... Person 2713 Jul 2016 #15
 

AgingAmerican

(12,958 posts)
6. I downloaded and tried it out this morning
Thu Jul 14, 2016, 07:28 PM
Jul 2016

Caught one pokemon standing in line in the grocery store. Caught another sitting in the drive thru at Micky D's.

Not sure what the thrill of it is....

Mariana

(14,854 posts)
10. My parents and their friends spend hours every week
Thu Jul 14, 2016, 07:52 PM
Jul 2016

playing card games. They park their butts on chairs around a table and play with these cards for hours and hours on end. They don't play for money or anything like that. Not sure what the thrill of it is...

 

Cooley Hurd

(26,877 posts)
12. My 1st reaction to PG was...
Thu Jul 14, 2016, 08:01 PM
Jul 2016

...finally, Winston will get off his ass!



...but, then, I read the story in the OP (which happened in my hometown).

"Winston... no keys to the car."
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