 By Paul Chambers 
 
 KTVU and Wires 
 
 A man's life savings were recovered after an off-duty California Highway Patrol sergeant found over $120,000 in cash in the middle of a Concord roadway and turned the money over to authorities, CHP officials said Monday. While driving in a personal car on Concord Boulevard last month, the sergeant had to swerve around two bank deposit bags in the roadway to avoid hitting them, according to the CHP. Police were later able to locate the owner of the lost cash and returned the money to him. CHP Golden Gate Division Chief Avery Browne seized the opportunity to praise the sergeant, noting that, "On too many occasions our personnel do not pause to be recognized as they feel they were simply doing their job."
– It could have been easy money. But when an off-duty sergeant with the California Highway Patrol found two bags stuffed with $120,000 in cash, she reported the find instead, reports UPI. The unidentified 20-year veteran says she had to swerve to avoid hitting the bank-deposit bags while driving in a personal car, reports KTVU. She made a U-turn, opened them up, and saw they were packed with $100 bills. Police in Concord were able to track down the owner and say the money turned out to be the life savings of a man who had reported the loss. "There was no one on that street," she tells ABC7. "Nobody would have known. But that's what determines a person's integrity—it's what you do when nobody is looking."