Coverage dated November 19, 2021

Armored truck scatters cash on San Diego freeway

Headline from KESQ Palm Springs

By Sarah Moon, CNN Money rained down on a San Diego freeway Friday morning, when one of the doors of an armored truck popped open and bags holding cash fell out. The resulting scramble by drivers to scoop up the bills completely shut down northbound Interstate 5, according to the California Highway …

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  1. KESQ Palm Springs

    Armored truck scatters cash on San Diego freeway (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    KESQ Palm Springs's feed description

    By Sarah Moon, CNN Money rained down on a San Diego freeway Friday morning, when one of the doors of an armored truck popped open and bags holding cash fell out. The resulting scramble by drivers to scoop up the bills completely shut down northbound Interstate 5, according to the California Highway …

  2. Tucson

    Drivers scramble as cash falls from armored truck on freeway (opens Tucson)

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    Tucson's feed description

    CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) — Drivers scrambled to grab cash Friday morning after bags of money fell out of an armored truck on a Southern California freeway, authorities said.

  3. FOX Business

    California freeway awash in cash after armored truck spills some green (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    Southern California drivers found an unbelievable scene when two bags of money fell out an armored truck and spilled across the highway.

  4. East Idaho News

    Cash spills from armored truck onto California freeway causing chaos (opens East Idaho News)

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    East Idaho News's feed description

    (CNN) — Money rained down on a San Diego freeway Friday morning, when one of the doors of an armored truck popped open and bags holding cash fell out. The resulting scramble by drivers to scoop up the bills completely shut down northbound Interstate 5, according to the California Highway Patrol (CHP…

  5. ABC 10 Sacramento

    Cash on San Diego freeway | Traffic incident with armored vehicle causes chaos on Interstate 5 (opens ABC 10 Sacramento)

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    ABC 10 Sacramento's feed description

    Cash was seen in social media videos strewn across both lanes of Interstate 5 near Tamarack Ave.

  6. NBC News

    Armored truck spills money on California freeway sparking cash-grab frenzy (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    An armored truck dropped loads of cash onto a freeway in Carlsbad, California, causing a traffic jam as motorists scooped up the cash.

  7. BizPac Review

    Cops get involved when incident with armored truck leaves people racing to scoop up cash on the freeway (opens BizPac Review)

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    BizPac Review's feed description

    Money covered lanes of Interstate 5 near Cannon Road in San Diego Friday morning as drivers caused traffic to get out and collect the cash.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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