Wednesday, December 29, 2010

'Frogger' Player Hit by SUV

It is not smart to play a real-life version of "Frogger."

From the Associated Press:

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.

This 23-year-old man is an idiot.

His friends should have tackled him before he went into traffic. Maybe they didn't have an opportunity because their "friend" moved too quickly.

This AP story doesn't mention whether alcohol or some other intoxicating substance was involved.

I hope so. No one should be this stupid.

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