An elderly man who was killed with his son while heading the wrong way along the Wellington Motorway for 13.5km had recently had his licence suspended and been…
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bloody tragic, but honestly how does someone with suspended licence and dementia still have access to a car? family gotta step up.
classic system failure. cops told him to stop driving but did anyone actually take the keys? nah too hard.
undiagnosed dementia? that's rough for everyone involved. but 13.5km the wrong way? someone shoulda noticed sooner.
ffs. my grandad had dementia, we hid his keys after he got lost twice. this is just heartbreaking and avoidable.
so sad for the families. can't imagine losing two loved ones like that. hope they find some peace.
fair enough but also the system let him down. he didn't know he had dementia.
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nah this is on the family tbh. you see your old man going senile and you let him drive? get stuffed.
no excuse. he killed two people cos no one grew a spine. tragic but true.
hard to take keys off your own dad. easy to judge from your couch mate.
too right. losing two generations in one crash is gutting. family will never be the same.
wonder if the cops could have done more. like impound the car or something. but too busy with speed cameras probably.
yeah cos police never impound cars lol. they coulda done it but didn't bother.
real shame. but also what a dangerous situation for everyone on the road that morning. lucky it wasn't worse.
this is why we need better testing for elderly drivers. my nana nearly killed someone before we took her keys.
