I’ve only had experience with someone with gran mal seizures, so I can’t comment too much on other varieties. Still, it would seem to me that, since he says it was pre-existing, it is his responsibility to either keep the condition under control, or not be driving.
They did take him to the hospital when they found him unconscious after his third collision, so I would bet they did an EEG. I’m a bit skeptical as to whether we will ever find out the results of that or any other details about that night which might be incriminating, considering who he is and the position he holds.
Seizures are scary, especially when they happen to someone you love, so I pray that your daughter remains well and won’t have to worry about them in the future.
As to the pre-existing condition. My daughter will always have this on her record also. She had seizures as a baby and then she had them when she was 10.
Legally, she can drive because she has had them under control many years.
In California the law says:
“No probation is needed for drivers who have achieved six or more months of control and there are no coexisting medication conditions that would aggravate the driver’s seizures or impair the driver’s ability to safely operate a motor vehicle. “
As a parent, do we let our daughter drive? That would be very difficult to not drive your entire adult life.
My personal opinion is to just make sure that people who have had seizures are very vigilant. Even more than other people, they should not drive if they have been drinking at all. They should not drive if they are sick or very tired.
My daughter may never have another seizure, and I don’t think she and others with epilepsy can live their lives so sheltered.
The chances of a wreck because of a seizure are probably slimmer than someone crashing because of alcohol or texting.