Pedestrian lodged in windshield, driver keeps going for three miles. [93 y/o FL driver]

TampaBays10.com ^ | 10/22/2005

[CindyDawg]

I read that witnesses say he wasn't speeding (about 45) and the guy walked out in front of him. His crime seems to be not stopping. He went about 3 miles I think.

[Kimmers]

As a mom of 3 boys ages 22,18,17 and this auburn hair color is not my own....I think teens are the worse drivers....

[ikka]

Parker told officers he thought a body fell from the sky.

OH.

Well, that makes it OK then...

[lunarbicep]

93-year-old whose car caused grisly death dies

[Amelia]

Kind of a sad story. No family living nearby, and his children aren't even planning a funeral for him.

Shame, really. Mr. Parker seems to have been a wonderful person, but fell victim to demetia. From the story:

Born in Aspinwall, Pa., he came here in 1969 from Avalon, Pa. He was an insurance agent for Prudential in Pennsylvania for 33 years. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and was a member of First United Methodist Church of Pinellas Park. He was a Mason for 50 years and a past president of the Avalon Borough School Board. He was a volunteer in the Avalon Borough community.

The St. Petersburg Times seems to think vehicles have a mind of their own, doesn't it? Powerboat slams into sea wall