Skeleton 'driving' Jeep turns heads in Kentucky

LOUISVILLE, Ky., July 8 (UPI) -- A Jeep seen driving around the Louisville area is turning heads for an unusual reason -- it looks like a skeleton is driving.

Mr. Bonz, a prop skeleton belonging to mechanic Andrew Johnson, has become a regular sight "driving" Johnson's Jeep around Louisville and the surrounding area.

Johnson said the driving skeleton was born out of his affection for the Jeep, which has its steering wheel and pedals on the right side -- which is usually the passenger side for cars in the United States.

Johnson installed a fake steering wheel in front of the left front seat and hired Mr. Bonz as his fake driver.

"I get everything from screams, to 'man that's fantastic,'" Johnson told WDRB-TV. "It's just all in fun. It's just to make people smile. If I've scared anybody, I apologize."

Johnson said Mr. Bonz was originally a temporary feature of the Jeep two Halloweens ago, but locals demanded his return.

"People would stop me in Walmart, Kroger, Kmart, wherever and say, 'where's your skeleton?'"