[MeMyselfandI]

Authorities say a British Columbia man drove about 225 miles after his 75-year-old wife died in the car next to him, uncertain whether he could cross the Canadian border with her.

Tonasket Police Chief Robert Burks says the 71-year-old man didn't know what to do, so he kept driving. The man was vacationing in Oregon when his wife began suffering a medical condition. They were trying to get home to Oliver, B.C., but she died near Pasco, Wash.


The Wenatchee World ( http://bit.ly/vQlhta ) reports the man on Sunday called the vehicle emergency system, OnStar, which put him in touch with dispatchers in Okanogan County. A dispatcher convinced him to stop at the Tonasket police station, about 20 miles south of Canada.

Burks says the woman was taken to North Valley Hospital and pronounced dead. He says police determined her death wasn't suspicious.

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Information from: The Wenatchee World, http://www.wenatcheeworld.com

[Kyle416]

I'm guessing he didn't want to have to pay for the healthcare while over there. That, or he's a guy who truly believes his doctor is the best!

[Cumulonimbus]

I have a feeling you may be right about not wanting to get gouged by American healthcare. Probably not the best time to be stingy when your loved one is dying, though.

[MeMyselfandI]

Originally Posted by Kyle416 ↗

I'm guessing he didn't want to have to pay for the healthcare while over there. That, or he's a guy who truly believes his doctor is the best!

Do you guys really have free health care?

[DRZrider]

yes we have free health care here in canada thats a sad story though

[kellyhound]

I'm surprised the cops didn't book him for driving around with a corpse.

[Mizz_Russia]

It was worth the shot.... he could of so said he thought she was asleep all 5 hours of the ride from Oregon to Canada...