Oregon man drops $200K in cash on highway to bless strangers
TL;DR
An Oregon man, Colin Davis McCarthy, threw around $200,000 in hundred-dollar bills out of his car window on a busy highway, causing a significant traffic hazard. Multiple vehicles stopped, and people left their cars to grab the cash. McCarthy told officers that he wanted to "gift the money." No criminal charges are currently being considered against him, and motorists appeared to pick the road clean of any bills left behind.
- An Oregon man 'gifted' money to strangers by dropping $200,000 in cash out his car window CNN
- Man drains family bank account, throws $200K in cash onto Oregon highway KHOU.com
- Oregon man ditches $200,000 on highway to 'bless others'; family members say he emptied shared bank account Fox News
- Cash was scattered along a stretch of I-5, but police don’t know how much KOIN.com
- Fistful of dollars: Man tosses cash on Oregon interstate to ‘bless others’ WSB Atlanta
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