Woman wins $8,000, walks home, gets hit by car
This is how people celebrate.
Ohio Lottery winner killed by car while celebrating
Wednesday, January 27, 2010 5:39 PM
SANDUSKY REGISTER VIA AP
SANDUSKY, Ohio — Authorities say a woman who had been out celebrating her winnings in the Ohio Lottery was killed when she was struck by a car.
The Ohio Highway Patrol says Deborah McDonald of Crystal Rock had just left a bar in north-central Ohio and was walking along a road last night when she was hit.
A spokeswoman for the Ohio Lottery says McDonald won $8,000 in the lottery’s TV game show Cash Explosion Double Play.
The show was taped Jan. 12 and is set to air at the end of the month.
Patrons at a tavern near Sandusky say McDonald was with a group that had been celebrating her winnings and playing pool last night.
Patrol Sgt. Joe Wentworth says they are looking into whether alcohol was a factor, but they don’t think the driver of the car was drinking.