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In 2021, the opening of a truck door with money on a highway in San Diego rained dollars and caused a great excitement among drivers, who ran to catch the notes.
It had everything to be a normal morning in California. But, on November 19, 2021, the drivers of a highway gave guys with a scenario out of a movie when Bags of money fell from a truck Armored, spreading the notes on the road and causing chaotic scenes.
The incident occurred at Interstate 5 in Carlsbad, north of San Diego, when one of the gates of the truck opened unexpectedly. Several bags burst with the impact, flying through the air And by the 1 and 20 dollars notes, mostly reported at the time.
The videos published on social networks captured the surreal show, with drivers touched, jumping from cars and frantically catching the loose notes. “This is the craziest thing I’ve ever seen. Literally everyone stopped on the highway to catch money, ”said bodybuilder and influencer Demi Bagby, who shared images of people dancing and laughing while grabbing packages of money.
The armored vehicle was on its way to an office from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in San Diego when the money stroke occurred. Authorities were quickly sent to the scene and California Highway Patrol (CHP) warned that the collection of money could have serious legal consequences.
Two individuals were arrested at the scene, and Sergeant Curtis Martin from CHP stressed that many passers -by had captured video images from the incident. Added that both the CHP and the FBI had an investigation started And that anyone who collects money should immediately return you to CHP’s office in view.
Until Friday afternoon, at least a dozen people had delivered money, although the authorities did not reveal the total amount lost. “People are bringing a lot of money,” said Sergeant Martin. “People have a lot of money.”
While some took the opportunity to pocket what they could, others seemed to listen to legal warnings and returned the notes. The motorway was reopened two hours after the incident, but not before traffic was stopped and the unlikely event attracted great attention on the internet.
