Woman Fakes Death to Avoid Paying Traffic Tickets

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To get out of paying traffic tickets, Kimberly Du of Iowa forged a letter from her mother and mocked up an obituary. She sent both to the county courthouse.

To get out of paying traffic tickets, Kimberly Du of Iowa forged a letter from her mother and mocked up an obituary. She sent both to the county courthouse.

It would have worked, too, had she not been subsequently stopped for another traffic ticket.

How Kim Faked her Death [KCCI.com]

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