MAN BURIED IN HIS TRUCK

A Mexican man, knowing that he was dying, asked to be buried in his truck. And he was. Don Adán Arana from Puerto San Carlos, in Mexico’s Baja California Sur, had an incurable disease and couldn’t enjoy the pickup truck that his son had recently gifted him. Arana told his family that he wanted to be buried with the vehicle, so he could drive it in the afterlife. Respecting your loved ones’ last wishes is a serious matter in Mexico, so Mr. Arana was laid to rest in his beloved truck. A large hole was dug, the walls were lined with cinder blocks, like a crypt. A crane was used to lower the truck into the pit, and Mr. Arana’s coffin was lowered into the truck bed. Then, the whole thing was refilled with dirt.
* His son has to be kicking himself, “Why didn’t I buy him a used Kia?”
* At least they bought him a truck, and not a puppy or a horse.
* How does this whole “driving in the afterlife” work? Is there gasoline? Is the price affected by earthly inflation? Do you need car insurance? And how the heck do you renew your registration?
* So… is he on the Road to Paradise, or the Highway to Hell?