Oregon Man Throws $200k Out of Automobile as a Blessing to Others | US Information

A person threw $200,000 out of his automobile window on a busy freeway within the US to ‘bless others with presents of cash’.

Because of this, folks driving down Interstate 5 in Oregon, the place it occurred, stopped their autos and jumped out to seize the $100 payments.

Oregon State Police mentioned Colin Davis McCarthy, 38, threw the cash out of his automobile window within the metropolis of Eugene at round 7.20pm on April 11.

Mr McCarthy, who was not charged with any crime, instructed officers he was ‘doing properly [financially] and needed to bless others with presents of cash,’ police defined in a press release to KVAL-TV.

The money is assumed to have come from a shared household checking account he had entry to, in accordance with UPI.com.

Officers had warned Mr McCarthy he could possibly be charged with littering or making a hazard on the freeway, and he agreed to cease throwing the cash.

Captain Kyle Kennedy of the Oregon State Police mentioned different drivers stopped on the freeway and rapidly collected the banknotes.

*** GRABS FROM VIDEO. FOX19 *** Link: https://www.fox19.com/video/2023/04/13/man-throws-200k-cash-out-car-window-onto-interstate-police-say/ ____________________________________________________ EUGENE, Ore. ? After a man threw thousands of dollars in cash out the window of his car on Interstate 5 Tuesday night, several random bystanders are experiencing a sudden windfall ? while family members of the man said their bank accounts were totally emptied for his stunt. According to Oregon State Police, troopers responded to Interstate 5 near milepost 192 just south of Eugene at about 7:23 p.m. on April 11 after hearing a report of money being thrown out of a vehicle. OSP said troopers on the scene identified as Colin Davis McCarthy, 38, as the person throwing the money. Troopers said they spoke with McCarthy, who allegedly told them he was doing well and wanted to share the gift of money with others. OSP, worried about the hazards associated with people running around the interstate to grab free money after dark, asked McCarthy to stop throwing the cash, and he agreed to stop. According to OSP, McCarthy told them he had dispersed about $200,000 during the incident.

Drivers stopped by the facet of the street to gather the cash (Image: Fox19)

Man throws $200,000 on Oregon highway to 'bless others'

‘OSP is urging the general public not [to] go looking for cash on the freeway, which may be very harmful and contributes to a hazardous situation,’ Kennedy instructed OregonLive.

Capt. Kennedy mentioned officers searched the freeway for any leftover payments to ‘forestall additional hazards’, however couldn’t discover any.

In 2021, residents in Frome, Somerset obtained cash and notes by way of their letter bins from an unknown particular person in what gave the impression to be acts of arbitrary kindness.

The police, nevertheless, weren’t too completely satisfied and to the dismay of owners tried to trace the person down.

‘What an odd world we reside in when persons are afraid of somebody doing one thing variety,’ one resident mentioned. 

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Originally posted 2023-04-16 16:55:58.