Florida Cops Had Quite the Christmas Surprise for Speeders…

Speeders in one Florida town were in for quite a surprise yesterday when they were pulled over by police officers and were handed lottery tickets. Yes, police officers in Melbourne, Florida handed out lottery tickets to people they pulled over for speeding, tickets that the police officers themselves paid for.

Well, that’s one way to do it.

And for anyone wondering exactly why they would do that, Sergeant Jamie Rocque explained it was a way to ease the stress for holiday speeders.

“When we pull the motorists over, we’re also giving them the scratch-off tickets that the officers bought with their own personal funds. It’s something good to do in light of the holidays. We’re getting a lot of surprised looks…people don’t know what to say.”

It is not known whether all these people were speeding just to get away from their families faster.

[h/t Gawker]

[photo via Shutterstock]

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