Woman drove around with corpse for nearly a year
Authorities say a woman drove around with a mummified corpse for about ten months before the body was discovered by police. Officers made the gruesome discovery on Monday while responding to a report of an illegally parked car.[...] Officers could smell a foul odour coming from the car, and after seeing a leg underneath the clothing, broke a window to get access inside. Costa Mesa police believe the body is that a transient woman in her 50's from Fountain Valley. The driver of the car says she befriended the woman at a local park and allowed her to sleep in the car overnight. When she found the woman had died, she continued to drive the car with the body, An autopsy has revealed no obvious signs of foul play. Officials believe the woman had been dead for as long as 10 months... Ktla