Truck
driver in
Japan kills one
woman and
injures a**ther while playing 'Pokémon Go'
When you start up
Pokémon Go, you get a warning that you should always be aware of your surroundings
while playing the game. Ig**ring this warning, especially if you're behind the wheel, can have dire consequences, as shown by the case of a Japanese
Truck driver who hit two women, killing one and injuring a**ther.*
According to Reuters, the man
admitted he was distracted by the game
while driving. He was arrested for negligent driving Wednesday.*
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CNN
reports the
driver to be a 39-year-old farmer,
while one of the victims, a
woman in her early 70s, died after suffering a spinal injury. The other
woman has been hospitalized and her injuries are described as severe
A spokesman for the game's developer, the San Francisco-based Niantic, told Reuters the game shows an additional warning if it detects the player is going too fast, which might indicate he or she is driving. Neither Niantic **r Nintendo, which partly owns the intellectual rights for the Pokémon franchise, would say whether they plan to implement additional safety measures into the game.*
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