guy tried to outrun police because he does it in GTA

[Mstenger404]

GTA cited as car-chase motive
New York man gets two charges after car chase with cops; thought he could outrun police because he did it in Grand Theft Auto.

From the life-does-not-always-imitate-art department, an Albany, New York, resident was sentenced to jail for second-degree assault and attempted first-degree assault, reports the online branch of Capital 9 News.

Tyrone McMillan was taken into custody last year after leading police on a car chase when officers attempted to pull him over for a parole violation. After slamming into two cars, McMillan told police that he thought he could outrun them because he played games from Rockstar's controversial Grand Theft Auto franchise.

McMillan, in his 30s, apparently thought that his gaming skills translated to the real world. His experience navigating the fictional streets of San Andreas and Vice City with a PlayStation 2 controller led to a 55-minute real-life car chase, part of which had his girlfriend's 11-year-old daughter and her 10-year-old cousin in the backseat. The girls leapt from the moving car while it was turning onto a highway.

But not even hours of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney could help him today, as a court judge slapped him with two concurrent seven-year jail terms. After serving time, he will be on parole for 10 years.

This isn't the first time Rockstar's top-selling franchise has been part of a criminal case. Devin Moore stands trial for the slayings of three Alabama police officers, an act which prosecuting attorneys say was influenced by playing Grand Theft Auto III and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
By Tim Surette -- GameSpot
Posted Apr 13, 2006 2:58 pm PT

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6147626.html
this is a yesterday's news but you guys usually dont read current events until a week later but oh well

ok now to what i think of it: ha ha ha stupid GTA players

[Chrispy]

LOL.

Usually games do not reflect what will happen in real-life!

Chris_OJB_DF645 --

[Hellfighter]

OMG its only a game not real life what a fool.

how some say: brain dead fool

[Lucky]

they are tryin to ban games cuz they think they are putting the image that kids can do whatever they want and they will just walk outa jail like they do in GTA, i think that people that have mental problems shouldnt play GTA
my 2 cents

[DevilDog#1]

CSI episode was showing some kids shooting around banks and stuff imitating the game too. Boy talk about bad marketing

[Rampage.]

i played that game when i was like 12... lol and all my friends parents were not getting it for them, but mine did because i have no problem telling right from wrong, it guess it all depends on maturity.. but if your older and doing what this guy did you need to be in a mental institution...