An armored car spills cash on a highway in Texas, chaos ensues
REUTERS/Las Vegas Sun/Steve MarcusStacks of cash and the World Series of Poker championship bracelet are placed on a table after Germany's Pius Heinz and the Czech Republic's Martin Staszko emerged as finalists during the WSOP main event at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas November 8, 2011.A Brinks Armored Truck spilled a bag full of cash on a Texas highway on Friday, slowing traffic as motorists stopped on the road to scoop up money, police said.
"At this time, it appears as if most of the money that was lost by the truck has been picked up by citizens traveling along the roadway," police in Weatherford, west of Fort Worth, said.
There is no indication of how much cash spilled from the truck that was traveling on Interstate 20 to Abilene.
Weatherford Police said it was "substantial" and Brinks was not immediately available for comment. Police told motorists to stay in their cars, warning that looking for cash on a highway can be dangerous.
But video on social media purported to be from the scene showed vehicles stopped along the roadway and people trying to track down paper money as it fluttered in the Texas wind.
According to the television station WFAA, this is the video from the scene:
Brinks told police that the cash was in a plastic bag that fell out of the truck from a side passenger door and broke open, spilling money along the roadway.
"We strongly encourage those individuals to come forward and turn the money back into the Weatherford Police Department," the department said.
Police spokesman Chris Crawford said it appears there is no more cash on the highway and so far "most of the money has not been turned into us or to Brinks."
(Editing by Sandra Maler)