Hearse dangling from cliff saved by the deceased organ donor it carried

When one signs up to be an organ donor, it's expected that lives will be saved after the biological parts are removed. However, on a snowy mountain pass in Colorado, one such donor saved a life before even arriving on the surgical table, likely saving the life of the hearse driver who was transporting the body.

In a Jan. 29 crash only now coming to light via CBS News, a hearse operated by Hubbard and Son mortuary of Grand Junction, Colo. was carrying the body of an unidentified organ donor eastbound along Interstate 70. The incident took place on around 3 a.m. in the midst of a snowstorm. The hearse driver told Colorado state troopers that as he was making the steep climb near the Eisenhower Tunnel, which crosses the Continental Divide at the highest point in the U.S. Interstate system, a red Dodge Durango driving erratically forced him to switch lanes.