Somehow I doubt this went over too well in rural West Virginia, a 17-year-old driving better cars than most of those people will ever own in their entire lives.
If you're the type that a sudden windfall will turn into a snob, it's best that you move to where the snobs are.
However, I seem to recall that Whitaker wasn't exactly poor even before the lottery win. This kid probably would have been showing off no matter what.
News reports locally, are, that she had SEVEN vehicles. When is enough, enough?
The grandfather believes he is above the law and faces 2 DUI's now, plus one or two assaults and / or batteries.
They should have done two things after winning:
-Found a lawyer, established a Trust, remained anonymous;
-Left town, and established a new identity.
< Somehow I doubt this went over too well in rural West Virginia, a 17-year-old driving better cars than most of those people will ever own in their entire lives. >
Most people outside of our state would be truly surprised that we do actually have wealthy people here. Yes, we are used to seeing Hummers and Cadillacs. It's not so uncommon that we hicks drop our jaws and say, "Hey, Homer, lookit that". Now indoor plummin', that raises eyebrows.
There's something wrong when a 17 year old drives cars that cost more than the neighbors' houses.