Lottery Winner Killed by a Truck

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This may be a little dark, a little macabre but its still very relevant and a warning to those people fortunate enough to win the lottery and have their life changed forever.

On 22 January 2004, 73-year-old Carl Atwood of Elwood, Indiana, who won $73,450 in an Indiana lottery game taped for television, died scant hours later. He was knocked down by a truck and expired shortly thereafter in an Indianapolis hospital.

That evening he had been walking to the grocery store that had sold him a winning ticket when a pickup truck rounded a corner and struck him. (The store was located one block from his home.) “It was at an unlighted intersection, and Mr. Atwood had dark clothing on, so the driver did not see him before he hit him,” Elwood Police Chief Toby R. Barker said.

If you know of any other macabre incidents involving lottery winners, we want to hear from you.