CALIFORNIA BRIEFING / AZUSA
Cash thrown onto a freeway by a 56-year-old man whom authorities described as emotionally disturbed caused a small traffic jam Sunday as drivers stopped their vehicles to pick up the bills.
California Highway Patrol officers discovered about 10 people outside their cars attempting to collect the loose cash on the westbound 210 Freeway near Grand Avenue just after noon, Officer Anthony Martin said.
About the same time, the man who tossed the money walked into the nearby Azusa Police Department and told officers he wanted to commit suicide, according to Lt. Steve Hunt.
Los Angeles County fire officials took the man to a hospital for further evaluation, Hunt said.
Motorists who picked up money were asked to return it to Azusa police or the CHP’s Baldwin Park office.
-- Corina Knoll
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