Canadian Driver Gets Spotted By Police Helicopter While Playing Pokemon Go

His trip happened at 3:30 am, and you can imagine he was not driving straight. Police officers observed the first-generation Mercedes-Benz CLS he was supposed to be operating, and a York Regional Police helicopter began to pursuit the vehicle. It all happened on empty streets in Vaughan, Canada.

While driving through a residential neighborhood at night does not arise the suspicion of a police officer, not keeping the car straight on its lane and stopping without any apparent reason surely does. Add a few “suspicious turns” to the mix, and you have got a police chase in your hands in no time.

At first, the officers in the "Air2" helicopter thought that the driver was under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Instead, he was trying to catch Pokemon while he was at the wheel.

While almost as stupid as a DUI, the only “advantage” of Pokemon Go while driving is that you can stop it in an instant. Meanwhile, it is impossible to sober-up without a good night’s sleep, so if we had to pick the lesser evil, this would be it.

Coming back to the driver whose actions you can observe in the video below, the local police force was called to perform a sobriety check. A police cruiser caught up to the Mercedes-Benz sedan, and the driver pulled over as soon as possible.

Police officers let the driver off with just a “stern warning” regarding the dangers of distracted driving. According to York Regional Police officers, this is not the first time they had received calls regarding drivers being spotted while searching for Pokemon. Police representatives advised all “aspiring Pokemon Go masters” to be aware of their surroundings while playing.

Think of it this way — instead of a Pokemon, you “catch” a pedestrian on your hood. This usually leads to jail, and there are no Pokemons in there. No, Twitter, Snapchat, Facebook, e-mails, texting, or taking a call while driving is not safer than Pokemon, it's just as bad.