Funéraile motocycliste

[maocteau]

Et bien, on aura tout vu:

 

 

If you thought you'd previously seen it all, well, you're wrong. Case in point: David Morales Colón, a 22-year-old Puerto Rican man who was shot to death last Thursday, and whose wake is now making headlines here in the United States mainland. How come? Well, suffice it to say that the funeral directors at Marin Funeral Home in San Juan's Hato Rey neighborhood have a flair for the unorthodox. For example, in 2008, they embalmed another young shooting victim and displayed his body standing up for the duration of a multi-day wake.

 

Back to the present: Yesterday and today, callers who stopped to pay their final respects to the late Mr. Colón got a bit of a surprise. Instead of the traditional presentation of the body in a casket, Mr. Colón's corpse, dressed in casual duds and sunglasses, was instead posed in a very lifelike position atop his Repsol-liveried Honda CBR600 F4. According to Puerto Rico's Primera Hora newspaper, the motorcycle was given to the victim by his uncle, and upon Mr. Colón's untimely demise, family members delivered the bike to the funeral home specifically for this unusual wake.

 

Lest you think this is some sort of insane hoax, here's the link to the local Primera Hora newspaper coverage, which features a multi-shot photo gallery, and here's the less detailed Associated Press wire version that's presently making the rounds. Finally, we've got a video posted after the jump. We'll say this: David Morales Colón rides into the afterlife in memorable style. Thanks to Joel for the tip, and thanks to Wes Siler for the bike ID.

[Stou]

Hé hé! Original!!!

 

Ça fait différent du classique macabé couché dans un cerceuil!

[dualMike]

...hahahha etk ca fait rire au lieu de faire pleurer

[Izn0g00d]

Ça fait musé de cire non ?

 

je ne suis pas convaincu, mais bon ... Amen

 

Iznotsure

[evaded]

Original. J'espère qu'il y a pas trop de courbes dans l'afterlife car ses orteils vont y passer. Oh wait il est déja mort, nevermind...

[Socrate]

J'ai connu un type comme ça, qui même mort, après avoir été exposé sur sa moto au salon funéraire, avait dans sa hâte vers l'haut delà, omis un stop en se rendant au cimetière et s'était fait happé par son propre corbillard. Happé men! On peut le voir présentement dans l'exposition Bodies.