Animals
An elderly woman drove a car through the glass front of a restaurant in this Chicago suburb Thursday, sending nine people to hospitals, police said.
The 94-year-old driver hit a parked vehicle before accelerating into the lobby of the Panera Bread restaurant around 1 p.m., striking eight people who ranged in age from 13 to 47 years old, said Wilmette Deputy Police Chief Brian King.
Why isn't there the same outcry to get them off the road when an elderly driver has an accident that there is when a teen has an accident? Just like there are some good elderly drivers there are good teen drivers. We should not discriminate against drivers based on their age.
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A man trying to park in a handicap spot Monday instead drove his Cadillac into the dining room of a restaurant, injuring five people, officials said. The driver and his wife appeared to be in their 70s or 80s, police spokeswoman Sr. Cpl. Donna Hernandez...
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An 85-year-old woman whose car plowed through an elementary school cafeteria, killing a boy and injuring two other students, won't face criminal charges, a prosecutor said. "This was certainly not intentional," Robert Haida, St. Clair County state's...
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Animals
94 year old drives car into restaurant
An elderly woman drove a car through the glass front of a restaurant in this Chicago suburb Thursday, sending nine people to hospitals, police said.
The 94-year-old driver hit a parked vehicle before accelerating into the lobby of the Panera Bread restaurant around 1 p.m., striking eight people who ranged in age from 13 to 47 years old, said Wilmette Deputy Police Chief Brian King.
Why isn't there the same outcry to get them off the road when an elderly driver has an accident that there is when a teen has an accident? Just like there are some good elderly drivers there are good teen drivers. We should not discriminate against drivers based on their age.
- Disgraceful
Youth advocates say 17-year-olds are better off in a juvenile system geared toward rehabilitation than alongside adult criminals in prison. While juvenile records are generally sealed, an adult conviction can limit a teen's college or career prospects....
- Age Is No Excuse
A man trying to park in a handicap spot Monday instead drove his Cadillac into the dining room of a restaurant, injuring five people, officials said. The driver and his wife appeared to be in their 70s or 80s, police spokeswoman Sr. Cpl. Donna Hernandez...
- 70 Year Old Plows Into Students
A sport utility vehicle jumped a curb outside a middle school Wednesday afternoon, plowed into a group of children waiting for a bus and rammed into a tree, trapping several students underneath, police said. Hospital officials said 13 children and the...
- Shouldn't They At Least Take Her Drivers License Away?
An 85-year-old woman whose car plowed through an elementary school cafeteria, killing a boy and injuring two other students, won't face criminal charges, a prosecutor said. "This was certainly not intentional," Robert Haida, St. Clair County state's...
- Atv's & Kids
Probably the biggest problem South Mississippi law-enforcement officials face is stopping people from riding ATVs on public roads and keeping children off adult-sized vehicles. That was the case several years ago when two 11-year-olds ran a stop sign...