A cop’s bodycam caught a distracted driver ramming his cruiser — and getting out with the game still in his hand.
Video released by the Baltimore Police Department shows three officers standing on the sidewalk talking at about 3:30 am on Monday.
#PokemonGO is not all fun and games. Here is a video of a distracted driver who struck one of our cars. #PlaySafe pic.twitter.com/kOTfbTcILo
— Baltimore Police (@BaltimorePolice) July 19, 2016
Moments later, a car can been seen streaking towards them, ramming their cruiser just feet away at a high rate of speed.
Accord to Baltimore police, the driver said he was “looking down, playing the Pokemon Go game when he struck the patrol car.”
Video from the officer’s bodycam shows the driver exiting the vehicle, illuminated cell phone in hand.
“That’s what I get for playing this dumb ass game,” the driver could be heard saying.
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