• Stranger aids woman who lost cash

  • A suburban St. Louis man is earning praise for helping a 77-year-old woman after a bundle of money blew onto an interstate highway.
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  • St. Louis
    By Associated Press
    Posted Aug. 17, 2012 @ 5:00 am
  • KMOX Radio reports that Ray Leuthauser was driving on Interstate 44 Monday when he noticed an envelope on the trunk of a car in front of him. As the car exited, the envelope popped open and cash flew out.

    Leuthauser stopped and picked up all he could get to — more than $300. He also found an identification card and contacted the woman. She told him the money was for a homeless shelter where she volunteers, and said she would have to pay back the lost $475.

    Leuthauser, a construction worker, shared her story with co-workers, who passed the hat and made up the difference.
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