collect #3
米マサチューセッツ州ロックランドで、スピード違反をした男性が「ロトくじで高額当選したので急いでいた」という言い訳をして、事実確認の後、警告だけで無罪放免されました。
Man, 22, avoids getting speeding ticket after showing police his WINNING LOTTERY TICKET worth $50,000 as he's on his way to collect his winnings
A Massachusetts man busted for speeding had a pretty good excuse when he was pulled over: He had just won a big lottery prize and was on his way to collect his cash.
It turns out Thursday was 22-year-old Scott Lowe's lucky day in more ways than one. The officer who pulled him over in Hingham issued a verbal warning and urged him to drive safely.
Lowe, of Rockland, told the officer he was speeding because he had won $50,000 on a scratch-off ticket and was on his way to Massachusetts State Lottery headquarters in Braintree to collect his winnings.
多義語 collectに関しては、Asashi Weeklyなどにも書いたことがありますが、こういう場合にも使えるのですね。ここは「当選金（his winnings）を受け取る」の意味です。（UG）
