It seems to me there is a sociological research work waiting to be done around the role of roadside memorials (like the one shown) for traffic victims. I call the phenomenon "uncontrolled grief", because that is what it is. there are no rules for the expressions, no rituals no ceremonies, no cloistered gardens or solemn spaces. Without those controls, the tombstone text is a colorful memorial, perhaps better and more widely tended than the official burial site.
