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Man charged with reckless driving in parade crash
AP via SFGate ^ | 12/2/8

Posted on 12/02/2008 1:17:59 PM PST by SmithL

Overton, Texas (AP) -- An 82-year-old man has been charged with reckless driving after being accused of barreling his pickup truck into a Cub Scout troop at a Christmas parade in Texas.

Overton officials say Charles George was arraigned Tuesday and has relinquished his license as a condition of his bond.

George is accused of going around a barricade near downtown Overton on Monday evening and ramming into the lined-up Scouts.

(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...


TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: cubscouts; elderlydrivers; overton

1 posted on 12/02/2008 1:17:59 PM PST by SmithL
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70+ year old drivers should have to take the driving exam yearly to keep their license.


2 posted on 12/02/2008 1:21:15 PM PST by Troll_House_Cookies (Ironically, Chancellor Obama's first re-education camp will be in Alaska.)
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To: SmithL

My 80+ year old dad insists on driving.

It scares the hell out of me.


3 posted on 12/02/2008 1:22:56 PM PST by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: SmithL

I live in Texas but had not heard about this. My mother is 81 and still drives and her husband is 84 or 85 and still drives. We do not ride in the car with them.


4 posted on 12/02/2008 1:24:03 PM PST by buffyt (FDR's Folly: How Roosevelt's New Deal Prolonged the Great Depression- It takes a village to pillage)
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5 posted on 12/02/2008 1:25:57 PM PST by Troll_House_Cookies (Ironically, Chancellor Obama's first re-education camp will be in Alaska.)
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To: SmithL; Owl_Eagle

Alternative headline: Man Rams Cub Scouts From Behind


6 posted on 12/02/2008 1:29:32 PM PST by Jersey Republican Biker Chick (You cannot help the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer.)
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To: SmithL

Would I be completely out of line by guessing that some of article comments from the libs in San Fransicko are gleeful?


7 posted on 12/02/2008 1:29:33 PM PST by fwdude ("...a 'centrist' ... has few principles - and those are negotiable." - Don Feder)
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To: Troll_House_Cookies
Agreed. And both of my folks are in their 70’s.
8 posted on 12/02/2008 1:35:21 PM PST by LiberConservative (Typical white guy)
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To: SmithL
RAMMING SPEED!!!


9 posted on 12/02/2008 2:35:12 PM PST by frithguild (Can I drill your head now?)
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To: Troll_House_Cookies
elderly drivers sometimes think they are priviledged and don't have to follow laws meant for we mere workers....

hope this guy is punished severly, hope he gets sued, hope his insurance company gets hit very bad, because I want some accountability for these drivers.....

this was a deliberate act....he can't use the famed "I accidentally hit the gas pedal by mistake" crap or "the pedal stuck"....

10 posted on 12/02/2008 2:50:14 PM PST by cherry
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my dad, God bless him, was still driving and had two very serious "incidents" before he passed away to heaven....but geesh, his car was his lifeline.....it would have been horrible for him to loose his license....

however, maybe some limits on these older drivers....like only during the daytime or maybe insisting on more refresher classes.....

I don't know the solution....elderly love their independence and I don't blame them....

11 posted on 12/02/2008 2:53:53 PM PST by cherry
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What good does that do when the article seems to indicate it was a deliberate act? Have wondered about this...


12 posted on 12/02/2008 3:27:40 PM PST by Freedom4US
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