Death by Pokemon? Public safety fears mount as ‘Pokemon Go’ craze continues

From driving accidents to distracted pedestrians and dangerous trespassing, the phenomenal success of Nintendo’s “Pokemon Go” game is fueling public safety fears. “Death by Pokemon is coming,” warns Gerry Beyer, Governor Preston E. Smith Regents Professor of Law at Texas Tech University School of Law. “Pokemon users will have all sorts of accidents as they use the program while walking, biking, driving, etc.”

Two men apparently playing the game had to be rescued after falling off a 90-foot ocean bluff in California Wednesday, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports. The “Pokemon Go” phenomenon has driven extensive media coverage, but amid all the brouhaha, a number of reports have been identified as hoaxes. FULL REPORT