Mystery as drivers were ‘splashed’ with $100 notes flying through the air on busy highway – with one person reportedly making off with $10,000
- $100 notes flying in the air created a driving hazard
- Drivers stopped their cars to pick up what they could
- One person is said to have driven off $10,000 richer
Drivers experienced a kind of road hazard few would complain about on Saturday morning when they were splashed with hundreds, maybe thousands of $100 notes.
It sounds like a scene from a B-grade Hollywood movie, but it really happened at the Kenwick Link overpass in Perth at around 11.30am on Saturday, with one person reportedly gathering $10,000.
A bag containing a huge amount of cash was thrown, or fell, from a vehicle travelling west on the Roe Highway in the south-east of the city.
‘The cash – in the form of notes – was scattered around the location, with reports people were stopping vehicles to collect it,’ Western Australia Police said.
Drivers experienced the kind of driving hazard they didn’t mind on Saturday morning, when they were splashed with hundreds, maybe thousands of $100 notes. Pictured is a stock image of $100 notes
As drivers parked and tried to gather as many of the notes blowing around as they could, one drove off $10,000 richer, according to reports.
Police arrived at the bizarre scene shortly after to pick up the remaining notes not already pocketed by passersby.
One officer was seen carrying a brown paper bag as she crossed the busy highway.
More than 24 hours later, the police refused to say if the money was deliberately thrown or if it somehow came loose from a car.
They also did not reveal if anyone came forward to hand back the money they picked up, or if they know who lost or threw out the big notes in the first place.
The WA Police’s Facebook post on the money shower got hundreds of comments, with many hoping for a similar situation.
‘OK that’s it, I’m sick of me not being at the right place at the right time,’ one wrote.
A second asked ‘why doesn’t this happen when I’m on my way to work?’
One police officer was seen carrying a brown paper bag as she crossed the busy highway after picking up some scattered $100 notes
Another commenter may not have been entirely serious in their concern for what legal implications the cash dumpers might face.
‘So will they fined for littering & maybe not securing a load?’ they asked.
There were also some comments speculating as to where the money had come from.
‘Probably from armed robbery the offenders trying to get rid of the evidence,’ said one poster.
Detectives at the Cannington police station are investigating the raining money drop and have asked anyone who saw what happened to get in touch.
Mobile phone or dashcam vision can be uploaded directly here.
Anyone with information or wishing to return the money they picked up are urged to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or can get in touch here.
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