A CIT van dropped wads of cash on a California highway on Friday, prompting a rush of drivers wanting to take advantage of the windfall. Videos posted on social media showed people pulling up on the tracks and the emergency lane, and rushing down the road to pick up greenbacks by handfuls. Some even toss them in the air like confetti. "
This is the craziest thing you have ever seen!"
», Exclaims a user in a video that has gone viral.
The jackpot was caused by the unexpected opening of an armored van door near San Diego, not far from the border with Mexico. But the joy was short-lived, the police having quickly arrived on the scene to restore order, arresting two greedy people in the process. The notes dropped from the truck, which amount to thousands of dollars in total, belong to the bank and must be turned over to a police station, Highway Police Sgt. Curtis Martin said at a press conference. from California.
The police warned that the videos would be used to track down those who did not return the improperly collected money.
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It is better for them that they play the card of honesty rather than to wait until one finds them and that one knocks on their door
", assured the sergeant Martin.
The police have already arrested a man and a woman on the spot who had rushed for the tickets but who, in their haste, had locked their vehicles from the outside, finding themselves stranded on the highway.
