A confused elderly man drove his dead wife 225 miles before stopping. man drove miles with dead wife, The Canadian couple was returning home from the US when the woman died in the passenger seat. dead wife passenger seat, Thanks to the OnStar system, he pulled over safely after his long journey. man drove miles with dead wife,
The journey for the couple began in Oregon, man drove miles with dead wife, where they had just wrapped up a vacation in the state. But at some point in their return home to Canada, the man's 75-year-old wife became ill. A short time later, the woman died in the passenger seat near the town of Pasco, Washington man drove miles with dead wife,
After driving 225-miles, the startled man pulled over about 20-miles south of Canada and called authorities using the OnStar system. Canadian man 225 miles, He was very concerned about whether it was unlawful to continue driving his dead wife into Canada. dead wife passenger seat,
Operators were able to talk him into stopping in order to get help. Only then did he end his journey in the town of Tonasket. In the end the man drove 225 miles with his dead wife in the passenger seat. Canadian man 225 miles,
There, he met with police, who gave the elderly man the proper assistance he needed to transport the remains of his wife. Canadian man uncertain what to do,
71-Year-Old Man Drove the Body of His Dead Wife 225-Miles, Readers Sound Off
"Its too bad he didn't know it's NOT A CRIME to transport your own family member dead body. Yes, some places require a permit- but way less than having a "company" do it for you. Seriously, if somewhere called me about a family member? They would rot in the freezer if I couldn't transport them myself." ~ KJo, Washington State, USA, 20/12/2011 on permits and the law. Canadian man uncertain what to do,
"Poor guy. Considering the cost of the U.S. emergency health care system, it's understandable why Canadians would be desperate to get back across the border to their own medical care system rather than bankrupt themselves by the tens of thousands of dollars a stop in a U.S. emergency room would have cost them." ~ Cloudy, San Francisco, USA, 20/12/2011 on the cost of health care and moral dilemmas.
While the man drove many miles with his dead wife without stopping makes great headlines, thankfully he was not injured from what must have been a shocking experience. The sudden loss of a spouse -- especially under those conditions -- must have been traumatic. Hopefully, he leans on the memories of the life they shared together to help in find peace in the passing of his loved one.
Source: examiner
