Pokemon Go has taken over and it’s easy to get lost in becoming a Pokemon master but it’s important to remember that real life comes first.
For one New Yorker Pokemon Go had real life repercussions.
Here are the details behind the accident:
Auburn, N.Y. police say that Steven Cary, 28, crashed his car into a tree Tuesday night, July 12 at about 10:45 p.m., and per The Smoking Gun, admitted to cops that he was playing Pokemon Go before veering off the road. The good news is that Cary didn’t kill anybody, but the bad news for him is that he suffered a broken ankle and absolutely destroyed his car. The even worse news for him is that with impaired mobility, catching more Pokemon will prove difficult, and he can’t even hire out the services of an expert Pokemon trainer anymore.
The Smoking Gun also shared a quote from a Facebook post by Cary’s mother, in which she wrote that while her son doesn’t text or talk on the phone while driving, the siren song of Pokemon Go caused him to look at his phone for just a brief moment, resulting in him waking up in the hospital.
Remember, Pokemon Go comes with a ‘Be Aware of Your Surroundings’ message for a reason.
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