Michigan Man Spills $30K Cash Onto Highway

GRAND HAVEN, MI — Police in Michigan are asking any drivers who may have found some of the $30,000 in cash that spilled onto a state highway last week to return it.

The Grand Haven Department of Public Safety said a man spilled about $30,000 onto US-31 on Friday afternoon and drivers stopped to grab the cash, WDIV reported.

The owner of the money eventually arrived and told officers that he was carrying approximately $30,000 in cash in a cardboard box. He said that he inadvertently left the box on the bumper of his truck. The box fell off his bumper while he was driving north on Beacon Blvd, sending the cash across the roadway just south of the bridge.

Officers and witnesses collected $2,470.00 from the road and surrounding area.

Grand Haven officials reportedly said that as of Saturday, some already had returned the money. According to officials, two 17-year-old boys from Grand Haven turned in $630 and a woman from West Olive turned in nearly $4,000.

“Thank you and way to go! We commend you for your honesty!!” police commented. “The owner of the money will be grateful. If you found money on or around US31 and Coho Drive on or after Thursday evening, please turn it in at the Grand Haven Department of Public Safety.”