Teen hit by car blames 'Pokemon Go' "Pokemon Go" is the new gaming craze taking over the country and while being out in the real world is part of the fun, it also creates some hazards, as one local teen learned. Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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WEBVTT FOUND OUT TODAY. YOU SPOKE TO THE TEENAGE STORE DISCOVERED THE DANGERS FIRSTHAND. REPORTER: SHE EVER WAS HIT BY A CAR, ONLY SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES BUT THIS TEENAGER LEARNED A VALUABLE LESSON ABOUT PLAYING PORK R-R. PORK R-R. THI PORK R-R. THI POKEMON GO. SHE SAYS IT TOOK HER ACROSS A BUSY INTERSECTION AT ROSS STREET AND EAST NINTH AVENUE. SHE MADE IT ACROSS THE STREET SAFELY THE FIRST TIME AS SHE CAPTURED POKEMON. SHE WAYS HIT ON THE WAY BACK ACROSS THE STREET AFTER PLAYING THE GAME. >> IT TOOK ME TO THE MUSEUM AND I GOT IT AND THEN I WALKED BACK TO THE HIGHWAY, I PUT THE PHONE DOWN ON MY SIDE. REPORTER: NOLAN BLAMES THE CAME FOR PUTTING HER DAUGHTER IN AN AREA THAT SHE WOULD NOT NORMALLY VISIT. >> KIDS DON'T CROSS THE HIGHWAY FOR MORE REASON. THIS THING HAD HER WALKING ACROSS THE HIGHWAY TO FIND A POKEMON. I BLAMED THE GAME SHE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN OUT OF HER HOUSE. MY DAUGHTER IS A HER MIT. REPORTER: SHE BLAMES THE GAME TOO. >> WE HAVE TO CROSSROADS TO GO GET IT ON THAT PART, YEAH, I DO BLAME IT. REPORTER: NOW STATE POLICE THEY ARE ALSO SENDING OUT A WARNING TO PEOPLE PLAYING 'POKEMON GO' SAYING THAT THE GAME CAN CAUSE INJURIES. THAT WARNING GOES OUT TO NONUSERS WHO DRIVE TO BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR PEOPLE NOT PAYING ATTENTION WHILE PLAYING THE

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