Ohio man who survived freak car crash gets lucky another way: $500,000 in the lottery

Lottery Post — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 11:04:16 GMT

From near-death experience to life-changing luck

By Kate Northrop

Years after surviving a terrible freak accident at a Fourth of July parade and dealing with the fallout, an Ohio man won a $500,000 lottery prize that turned his life around.

A car crash survivor used to believe that luck was on his side after he walked away from an awful accident, but a different sort of luck came his way last month that would change everything.

Duane Huffman of Fremont has had a difficult life ev... [ More ]