Man’s Excuse For Speeding? I Won The Lottery

There's no doubt that law enforcement officers have heard many excuses when they've pulled over speeding vehicles. Things like "I'm late to pick up my daughter" or "my car doesn't go that fast" or "I spilled M&M's in my car" have gotten people out of tickets before.

But this one is probably a new one. How about "I just won the lottery!" as an excuse? Best part of that is, it was actually true. According to ABCNews, that's exactly what happened:

It turns out Thursday was 22-year-old Scott Lowe's lucky day in more ways than one. The officer who pulled him over in Hingham (HING'-um) issued a verbal warning and urged him to drive safely.

Lowe, of Rockland, told the officer he was speeding because he had won $50,000 on a scratch-off ticket and was on his way to Massachusetts State Lottery headquarters in Braintree to collect his winnings.

Definitely his lucky day.