“They can have all the money in the world and I’d take my son back.”
This week a rather unusual payment made its way to two local law offices in Southern Illinois in the US. It was a lorry carrying $150,000 in quarters (25cents).
This was part of a personal protest by local man Roger Herrin about a court ruling regarding the death of his son.
Roger Herrin lost his son Michael in a car crash back in 2001. The 15 year old was in a car with three other people at the time – they were injured but Herrin’s son died. Since then, he and the other families have been in a legal battle over how the insurance money should be distributed.
The jeep was covered up to $800,000 and a judge ruled that Herrin should get most of that money because it was his son that died. The ruling was appealed by the other victims and they won.
Roger Herrin speaking to ABC wsiltv
According to ABC wsiltv, Herrin already received about $1.65 million from other insurance coverage following the crash. The court then ordered a refund of Herrin’s share and ruled for an increase in the share for the other victims.
When asked why he was delivering the money in quarters, Herrin replied: “Because I couldn’t do it in pennies.”
The bags that were dropped off to the law offices weighed approximately 50 pounds and contained $1,000 worth of quarters. It is reported that there were 150 of them on the truck.
Naturally they the law firms weren’t too happy about this.
“We’ve been on pins and needles because we had a lot of cash suddenly laying around [and] it was publicized,” said Mark Prince, an attorney for the car’s driver.
“We don’t have safes or vaults, and we lock our front door. Advance notice would have been nice, because we could have made arrangements to have it delivered to the bank.”
“If and when someone ever loses a child. It leaves a hole in your heart that is never repairable,” Herrin explained.
Herrin insists that it’s not about the money but really all about supporting his family.
“To support my deceased son and ex-wife, I have to fight it to the very end and this is final end,” says Herrin.
Pics via ABC wsiltv
