SEATTLE, 14 Aug 2019:
Aiming to offer help upon spotting a vehicle stopped in the emergency lane along Highway 518 in Burien, south of Seattle, a traffic cop found the driver actually needed little help.
The cop found the driver busy playing Pokemon Go simultaneously on eight phones placed within a blue foam square, with the phones sitting in eight rectangular cutouts.
As the driver sheepishly agreed to move off when asked to, the cop didn’t issue any traffic offence ticket – as the vehicle wasn’t moving while the driver was using the phones.
The cop also made the driver put the phones at the back seat and reminded him stopping on the shoulder is for emergencies only.
#PokemonDistraction Sergeant Kyle Smith contacted a vehicle on the shoulder yesterday evening. This is what was next to the driver! Playing #PokemonGO with EIGHT (8) phones! Driver agreed to put phones in back seat and continued his commute with 8 less distractions. pic.twitter.com/tgOr16CRlm
— Trooper Rick Johnson (@wspd2pio) August 14, 2019