Man Hit by Truck, Killed After Lottery Win
A man who won $57,000 in an Indiana lottery game taped for television died hours later when he was hit by a pickup truck.
The “Hoosier Millionaire” featuring Carl D. Atwood, 73, was broadcast Saturday night after his family members said they wanted the show to go on.
The broadcast concluded with a photo of Atwood accompanied by text reading: “In memory of Carl Atwood.”
Atwood won the money Thursday during a two-hour taping in Indianapolis. Hours later, he was hit by a truck as he walked to the grocery store where he had bought the winning ticket near his home in Elwood, about 40 miles northeast of Indianapolis. He later died at a hospital.
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