Crime & Safety
Teen Tries 'Bird Box Challenge' While Driving, Crashes
Police in Utah called the result of doing the challenge while driving "predictable."
LAYTON, UTAH — A driver crashed while doing the "Bird Box Challenge" behind the wheel.
Police in Layton, Utah called the result "predictable." The "Bird Box Challenge" inspired by the hit Netflix movie starring Sandra Bullock entails performing a task while being blindfolded.
In a tweet, Layton police said the crash happened on Monday when the driver covered her eyes while driving on Layton Parkway. No injuries were reported.
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A spokesman for Layton police told Gizmodo a 17-year-old teen driver pulled her beanie over her eyes to try out the challenge. The car drifted into the opposite lane and hit a car and spun into a sound wall and light post, Gizmodo reported.
Soon after the movie was release on Netflix, the entertainment company pleaded with people not to hurt themselves while doing the challenge.
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"We don’t know how this started, and we appreciate the love, but Boy and Girl have just one wish for 2019 and it is that you not end up in the hospital due to memes," Netflix said in a tweet.
Can’t believe I have to say this, but: PLEASE DO NOT HURT YOURSELVES WITH THIS BIRD BOX CHALLENGE. We don’t know how this started, and we appreciate the love, but Boy and Girl have just one wish for 2019 and it is that you not end up in the hospital due to memes.
— Netflix US (@netflix) January 2, 2019
Bird Box Challenge while driving...predictable result. This happened on Monday as a result of the driver covering her eyes while driving on Layton Parkway. Luckily no injuries. pic.twitter.com/4DvYzrmDA2
— Layton Police (@laytonpolice) January 11, 2019
Photo via Layton Police
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