Driver Playing 'Pokémon Go' Collides With Baltimore Police Patrol Car
- 8 years ago
'Pokémon Go' has gotten people off their sofas and into the outdoors, and, while that’s a good thing, it has resulted in some problems.
'Pokémon Go' has gotten people off their sofas and into the outdoors, and, while that’s a good thing, it has resulted in some problems.
On Monday, a man who claimed to be playing the game while driving crashed his car into a parked Baltimore Police cruiser, reports ABC News.
The incident was caught on a body camera worn by one of the officers.
The video shows three members of the police force standing on the sidewalk engaging in conversation.
Soon, a Toyota RAV4 crashes into the cruiser then stops a short way up the road.
The officer approach the driver and asks, "You guys are OK?"
The driver comments, “That's what I get for playing this dumb*** game."
Fortunately, no one was injured in the crash.
It remains unclear, if any, charges were pressed or pending and whether or not the man caught the Pokémon species he was after.
'Pokémon Go' has gotten people off their sofas and into the outdoors, and, while that’s a good thing, it has resulted in some problems.
On Monday, a man who claimed to be playing the game while driving crashed his car into a parked Baltimore Police cruiser, reports ABC News.
The incident was caught on a body camera worn by one of the officers.
The video shows three members of the police force standing on the sidewalk engaging in conversation.
Soon, a Toyota RAV4 crashes into the cruiser then stops a short way up the road.
The officer approach the driver and asks, "You guys are OK?"
The driver comments, “That's what I get for playing this dumb*** game."
Fortunately, no one was injured in the crash.
It remains unclear, if any, charges were pressed or pending and whether or not the man caught the Pokémon species he was after.