'Cloud of cash' on San Antonio freeway

Motorists making a mad scramble for cash littering a busy freeway brought traffic to a standstill Wednesday after a suspect in drug dealing tossed a load of money — possibly a hundred grand — from a car window and onto Loop 410 East.

The windfall for afternoon commuters occurred while cops chased the driver as he threw a box of bills onto the highway near the U.S. 281 exit.

Drivers stopped their vehicles and began grasping for the money, which could total $100,000, San Antonio police Sgt. Gabe Trevino said.

“There was a cloud of cash. ... People were stuffing it into their pockets,” he said.

One officer at the scene said he even saw a school bus driver stop to snatch up the loot. The officer was unsure which school district the bus driver was from. He didn't have a chance to look because he, too, was trying to grab the loose cash to keep it in the hands of police.

[white squigly wurms]

Damn the bad luck Wish I was there

[fozbot]

Well, shux, I'm never in the right place at the right time either!! What a shame it didn't happen in Austin yesterday...:)

[the good old days]

>>He didn't have a chance to look because he, too, was trying to grab the loose cash to keep it in the hands of police."<<

Yep, I'll just bet he was trying to keep the loose cash in the hands of the police --- He is, after all, a "POLICE" officer, isn't he HAHAHA

[Truth Teller]

Now police are saying to those who grabbed the cash "don't spend it cuz it's marked". What a JOKE. Drug dealers MARK their cash? How dumb do the cops think we are??

[MJR]

Lets see if they can find the "drug dealer" that was throwing away the money. As for marked money who cares, it is dirty money. You will never get ahead when you put your hands on drug money.