smelly cat

I saw a cat this morning.
I saw a dead cat this morning.
I have probably seen a few dead cats in my day, possibly even killed some (accidentally) myself.
I think this morning's siting however was a first.
This cat dyed seemingly at the hands of a reckless driver, it could be assumed that it was flung violently from the tire of the car/scooter/wheelchair to the side of the road. Nothing unusual about that, unfortunate but not unusual.
What was unusual about this indicent was that when I spotted the cat at approximately 8 am this morning it was laying stiff but peaceful on the sidewalk with a clean, white hand towel placed respectfully over its head.