Driver caught on highway for playing Pokemon Go on 8 smartphones

The Washington State Patrol saw the driver parked on the eastbound Highway 518 in Burien near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport earlier this week, the Seattle Times reported.

A driver parked on a highway in the US was reportedly found with eight smartphones, all playing Pokemon Go.

A piece of foam, cut to hold eight mobile phones in place -- all of them playing the game Pokemon Go -- is shown on the passenger seat of a vehicle driven by a person who was found pulled over on the shoulder of a highway in Washington state near Seattle by a Washington state trooper who thought the driver needed assistance. (AP)

The Washington State Patrol saw the driver parked on the eastbound Highway 518 in Burien near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport earlier this week, the Seattle Times reported. The driver fixed the eight smartphones into a blue foam.

The driver was apparently waiting on the side of the road to catch a Rayquaza that is hard to find in the augmented reality game.

(This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text.)