Car crashes are no joking matter and one elderly Florida woman took off from a crash with another driver hanging on to the hood of her car.
A 76-year-old Florida woman involved in a minor crash late last month in Palm Coast made an extremely normal situation very chaotic and dangerous. One would think an elderly woman would be very caring and concerned about the crash, but not this lady.
According to a statement by the Flagler County Sheriff's Office, Cheryl Henderson tried to flee with an idea of a classic hit and run in her mind. The other driver used her car to block Henderson from driving away. Shortly after, the other person involved in the crash got out of their car. They proceeded to walk towards the lady, who immediately hit the gas and headed directly towards them. Henderson's vehicle was about to run over the other driver, but to avoid that, they jumped on the hood of the car.
Henderson took off with the other member of the crash still on her car.
That individual told police that Henderson drove onto a major road reaching speeds near 50 miles per hour. Meanwhile, the other driver was holding on for dear life. An additional driver noticed what was happening and quickly drove over to the woman to force her off the road. Thankfully the woman on the hood was able to get off the vehicle without any injuries.
Henderson was arrested and charged with leaving the scene of a crash and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. According to Sheriff Staly, “she should never be able to touch a steering wheel again.”
*Co-author: Jackson Sparkman
Florida Lottery Scratch Offs Where You Have No Chance Of Winning Big
Florida Lottery tickets can be a bit of an impulse buy. Maybe you just finished at the Publix checkout and notice that the person behind the lottery counter isn't with another customer. Well, maybe you slide on over and pick up some scratch offs. Or maybe that machine right by the exit catches your eye and you think "maybe I'll put in 10 bucks and grab a ticket." Some of these tickets show the possibility of a big jackpot but in reality, it's just not so. These are the Florida Lottery scratch offs you should probably avoid.
Powerball is up over a billion again, if you want my insight on that, you'll find that here. But right now, we're talking scratch offs.
Before you buy any scratch off, you really should know the chance of hitting it big. What if I told you that there's a $50 ticket with a 25 million dollar grand prize, but you can't win it? Or a $2 ticket where you could win $100,000 - but you won't.
When the Florida Lottery issues new scratch offs, there's a set number of big winners. And as the game gets older, sometimes all the big winners are gone. But how do you know? They actually provide a list, and update the date regularly.
A lot of these tickets still have secondary and other prizes available. Big prizes, too. But I want the dream. I need to know I can win that grand prize before I start scratching. If you're the same, here's the tickets where all the big winners are gone. These are the tickets to avoid.
$100,000 MONEY MULTIPLIER
It's only a $2 ticket and you can still win $1,000. But all 12 of the $100,000 grand prize winners are gone.
500X THE CASH
This ticket made a big splash in Southwest Florida when someone from Bonita Springs won $25 million. Not going to happen again. The 25 million dollar prizes are gone. You can still win a million, but those odds are declining rapidly. Of the 160 million dollar winning tickets, only 4 of them are left. This $50 ticket in nearing the end of its run.
$2 MONOPOLY DOUBLER
It's only a $2 ticket, but don't expect to win $100,000. There were 8 grand prize winners, but they're all gone now. This was a series of Monopoly Doubler games. All of the other versions still have some big winners left.
BILLION DOLLAR GOLD RUSH SUPREME
It's a $30 ticket with all of the $15 million dollar prizes gone. One of those winners was a guy in North Port. I remember that one. There's also only 1 $1 million dollar card left. If you want a $30 ticket, maybe go with that 300x The Cash ticket. Most of it's big winners are still in play.
$5,000,000 CASHWORD
All of the $5 million dollar and $100,000 tickets are gone. There are 2 - $1 million dollar tickets left, so maybe you'll hit one of those. Marilyn Pealy in Cape Coral won $5 million on this ticket back in 2021. I just don't have the patience for it.
That's it, just those 5
All of the other tickets still have big winners left. Those $20 Triple match tickets that came out last month haven't hit any of the big winners yet. There's also a $1 Fast Bucks ticket that came out in September that hasn't hit yet. Good luck to all, and remember to play responsibly.
This list was made on October 4, 2023. The most current data is available on the Florida Lottery Website.