chief jimmy dixon says the man yelled " go " and darted into oncoming traffic in the four - lane highway .
the man had been discussing the game with his friends .
authorities said the 23 - year - old man was taken to a hospital in anderson after he was struck at around 9 p.m. monday .
“ i ’ ve never heard of anything like this , ” dixon said the man lives in the city but is not a student at clemson university .
no charges are anticipated against the driver of the suv , dixon said alcohol is suspected to have been a factor in the man ’s decision to step out in front of traffic .
clemson police chief jimmy dixon is withholding the man ’s name , saying that he does not want to cause any more discord for the 23 - year - old or for the woman who was driving the suv that hit him .
but the chief can not confirm that , he said , because there are no blood - alcohol test results available yet .
a man was hit by an suv while playing a game " frogger . "