MIAMI, FL The highway patrol says the tractor-trailer was carrying the
nickels from Philadelphia to Miami when it apparently rear-ended
another truck early Wednesday. Authorities say a passenger in the
truck with the coins was killed and both drivers were hospitalized.
Authorities say so many nickels spilled out that the highway is
sparkling in the Florida sun.
Florida Trooper Kim Miller says the nickels also were littering
the grass -- and that shovels might be needed to pick them up.
Secret Service and Treasury agents went to the area to make sure no
one tries to grab the coins.
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