Car Thief Believed He Was In A GTA Game After Taking LSD
By TJ Denzer ·
It's silly to think that games can cross over to reality, but one man under the influence of drugs believed he was in a Grand Theft Auto game and led police on a high speed chase before being caught and arrested.
The debate of whether or not video games can cause people to be violent often rages with debate and study from both sides of the argument, but when drugs are involved, it becomes a whole different discussion altogether. An Oregon resident led cops on a chase after getting high and hallucinating that he was a character in a Grand Theft Auto game.
According to a story on The Oregonian, 23-year-old Anthony Clark was observed by deputies on June 4, 2018 responding to an unrelated drunken driving case. Clark reportedly arrived at the scene and entered the vehicle that was supposed to be towed away from the scene. When the deputies tried to stop him, he sped away from the scene.
Clark went on a 40-mile run through three cities, reportedly hitting a fence and going over spike strips before a patrol car was able to bump his stolen vehicle into a spin-out. He tried to escape into a mobile home park and steal another vehicle before being arrested.
When Clark was detained, he admitted to being under the influence of LSD and believing that he was in a Grand Theft Auto game. He is accused of driving under the influence, second-degree criminal mischief, evading an officer, and further charges.
Fortunately, no one was seriously injured in the debacle, but unfortunately, Clark's case could be more fuel to the fire in the debate about video game violence, even if drugs were involved.
Meanwhile, a recent Game Talk Live also discussed Grand Theft Auto after having become the most financially successful game of all time and what it says about its audience.