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October 23, 2005
Geriatric Mayhem on Wheels
Posted by Dave Blount at October 23, 2005 4:55 PM
Do we let 12-year-olds drive? Of course not; it would be highly dangerous both for the driver and for everyone else on the road. 93-year-olds, on the other hand...
From the Daytona Beach News-Journal, on a tip from Wiggins:
ST. PETERSBURG — A 93-year-old driver apparently suffering from dementia fatally struck a pedestrian, then continued driving through a toll booth with the man's body on his windshield, police said.
Ralph Parker of Pinellas Park drove for 3 miles Wednesday night after striking the 52-year-old pedestrian with his gold 2002 Chevrolet Malibu, severing the man's right leg, police said.
A toll taker on the Sunshine Skyway saw the body stuck through Parker's windshield and notified police, Traffic Homicide Investigator Michael Jockers said.
There probably won't be any charges filed, because Parker is too demented to be held responsible for his behavior — though not too demented to be allowed to drive a car.
"He may have somewhere in his mind have realized it was a crash, but immediately forgot about it," Jockers said.
Clinton might have tried that defense if his rape of Juanita Broderick had ever gone to trial.
The good news is they might finally stop renewing Parker's license.
