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Oh, well, the recognition of an idiot comes at the 0:02 mark in the video (walking down the street with her back to traffic, oblivious to the vehicle behind her.) The arm flapping just enhances the scene - the police probably had reason to wonder if she was high or drunk.

We had a 95 year old woman get killed in the region recently, not facing traffic: She was on her riding mower on or along the 2-lane state highway in front of her property, with, evidently, good visibility in each direction. A drunk in a pickup truck struck her from behind. The driver "was taken into custody before ***** died and charged with murder, operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs 2nd offense aggravating circumstance, driving on DUI suspended 3rd aggravating circumstances, possession of marijuana, tampering with physical evidence. He was also served with an outstanding warrant out of ****** County for failure to appear."

http://www.kfvs12.com/story/30250157/man-charged-with-murder-after-driving-into-95-year-old-woman-riding-lawn-mower

Obviously, they ought to just "throw away the key" for the drunkard, BUT, that is exactly why one never walks / mows / etc. with traffic on the street or on the shoulder. Heck, when I was in college I rode a bicycle a lot, and the half mile stretch along a 2 lane highway with no separate bike path (or even a bike lane) that I had to traverse 2 or 4 times a day scared the **bleep** out of me -- I wore high vis clothing and pedaled like my life depended on it, and perhaps it did...