Woman nabbed driving corpse across country (strange laws!)

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BERLIN (Reuters) - A 53-year-old German woman who was driving her

dead mother across country to save on mortuary transportation costs

was fined by police for disturbing a dead person's peace.

 

" You're not allowed to transport dead people in your private car, "

said Ralf Schomisch, police spokesman in Koblenz, where the car was

found after a tip-off from a mortuary.

 

" The corpse was on the back seat without a seat belt, which in this

case didn't really matter. But it was covered up with clothing. It is

a misdemeanor. "

 

He said the woman, who was not identified, was charged with violating

burial laws and disturbing a dead person's peace. She would face a

modest fine, Schomisch said.

 

The woman had already driven 450 km (280 miles) after picking up the

body from a mortuary in the northern city of Bremerhaven. She wanted

to bury her mother, who died of natural causes aged 90, in her

hometown Daun.