Real Life-National Lampoon Vacation Story, Man Travels Across the Country With Dead Person

If this sounds familiar, it is! It's right out of National Lampoon Vacation starring Chevy Chase. Here's the deal and by the way, it's for real!

According to Reuters, No charges were filed in this case of a man who drove across the country with a woman who died in transit. He thought he had about 48 hours to report the death.

Ray Tomlinson, 62, had determined that the woman,had died during the drive but feared he would be arrested and that a delay in his trip home could hurt his 92-year-old mother, who was also in the van, authorities said. The van had no air conditioning, and he was very concerned that he could not delay the trip, or his mother could also end up in the same condition. The trip was a cross country drive to Michigan from Arizona.

But wait, it get's better. They set out with the mother strapped in a wheelchair in the back of the van, and the dead woman sitting in the front passenger seat wearing sunglasses and her seat belt.

The medical examiner has determined there was no foul play in the woman's death. Drug and autopsy reports are pending.

Let's be real here, You can't make this stuff up!

(source- Reuters)