Driver crashes car while playing 'Pokemon Go'

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A person uses the 'Pokemon Go' mobile phone application while driving. (Illustrative picture)
A person uses the "Pokemon Go" mobile phone application while driving. (Illustrative picture)

Rutland Town, Vt. - Officers responded to a report of a crash at an intersection in Rutland Town at around 8:15 am on Sunday.

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Published: Mon 25 Jul 2016, 4:00 PM

Last updated: Mon 25 Jul 2016, 6:41 PM

Vermont State Police say a drunken driver was playing "Pokemon Go" on his cellphone when he crashed his car.
Officers responded to a report of a crash at an intersection in Rutland Town at around 8:15 am on Sunday.
Police say 21-year-old Rutland resident Nicholas Coccia told them he was driving from Chittenden to Rutland and had been hunting Pokemon with friends. They say he acknowledged he'd been distracted by the game.
He was cited on a charge of driving under the influence. A phone number couldn't be found for him. It wasn't immediately known if he had an attorney.
He's due in court on Aug. 8.


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