Dead people don't count for HOV Lane ??

A Hearse driver was pulled over on the Las Vegas freeway for driving in the HOV lane with only one person in the vehicle. When the officer ask the driver why he was in the HOV lane he said he had two people in the vehicle and pointed to the body in back . The officer laughed and stated that two or more live people must be in the vehicle to use the HOV lanes and gave the driver a warning .