Study: Pokemon Go linked to 14 car crashes in 10 days

NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (WWLP) – A new study has linked the mobile device game Pokemon Go with car crashes involving distracted driving. Pokemon Go uses people’s smartphones with GPS to take players through a virtual map that includes real world locations.
San Diego State researchers found 14 car crashes associated with the game between July 10th and 19th, including one player drove his car into a tree. They also found 4,000 tweets referred to driving while being distracted by playin