Man playing Pokémon crashes into Jersey City cop car

JERSEY CITY — Michael Goyanes, 42, of Jersey City has been charged with using a cell phone while driving after he crashed his Ford Explorer into the back of a parked police cruiser in Jersey City on Aug. 27
The police report says that Goyanes told police he “stated he was engaged in a game of ‘Pokemon’ on his cell phone while traveling south of New York Avenue.”
The police cruiser was parked at the time. No injuries resulted.
Goyane’s vehicle, however, was impounded for alleged lack of proof of insurance. He was also charged with careless driving.

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