Man playing real-life 'Frogger' hit by SUV

[GreenKirby]

CLEMSON, S.C. – A man has been hospitalized after police in South Carolina say he was hit by an SUV while playing a real-life version of the video game "Frogger."

Authorities said the 23-year-old man was taken to a hospital in Anderson after he was struck at around 9 p.m. Monday.

In the "Frogger" arcade game, players move frogs through traffic on a busy road and through a hazard-filled river. Before he was hit, police say the man had been discussing the game with his friends.

Chief Jimmy Dixon says the man yelled "go" and darted into oncoming traffic in the four-lane highway.

No charges are expected against the driver. The name of the man who was struck has not been released. He was in stable condition Monday night.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101229/ap_on_re_us/us_frogger_wreck

I for one can't wait for some guy to be assaulted by ghosts while playing Pac-Man

 

[SharkAttack]

Wow, that guy is definately up for the Dumb-*** of the the Day award.

 

[Jonkku]

What's next; "US troops getting shot while playing real-life 'Modern Warfare 2'"?

Just because someone is dumb enough to jump under a SUV after talking about Frogger doesn't mean it necessarily had anything to do with it.


Don't you just love how media tries to blame stuff on videogames (albeit indirectly in this case).

 

[Mr.Freeman]

Someone is certainly ********. I'm guessing now there will be a massive rise in turtles getting stomped to death.

 

[Forlorn.]

I laughed. So hard.

 

[Grandeza]

He deserves it as blunt as it sounds.

 

[Life]

Easy Darwin Award winner if he ends up dead/sterile from this. Kinda hope he doesn't though, I'm not THAT cynical.

 

[Sariku]

this got Facebook'd.
and this guy is a genius. can't believe I've never tried this.

 

[Dragoon Fighter]

Did anyone point out he has two more tries left?

Lol .

 

[Clownbot]

First the poppy seeded bagel causing a woman to fail a drug test.

Now this.