Worlds worst driver

http://www.wisn.com/news/mayville-parking-lot-incident-considered-accident/31306242
MAYVILLE, Wis. —The driver seen in surveillance video crashing into nine other vehicles in a parking lot won't be cited.

Police said the whole incident is considered an accident, not a medical emergency.

"I can tell you in 23 years of law enforcement, I've never seen anything like this,” Mayville Police Chief Christopher MacNeill said.

MacNeill said it's hard to believe no one was hurt in the parking lot of the Piggly Wiggly on Friday afternoon.

Surveillance Video: Driver crashes into 9 vehicles in parking lot

"My first thought was, ‘You only see these situations when someone is trying to elude police or in incidents of road rage,’” MacNeill said.

It was quite the opposite and all started when Russell Kerr, 92, pulled out of his parking spot.

"His foot got stuck on the accelerator, and from that point, he panicked and lost control of his vehicle,” MacNeill said.

Nine cars were struck, two of which were occupied, and it took less than a minute.

Donald Gourlie's car was one of the cars hit. When he came outside from the grocery store, he found Kerr's vehicle up against his.

“What are you going to do? There isn't much you can say. It just happens. I was just glad no one got hurt,” Gourlie said.

Gourlie doesn't regret being at the grocery store. He said he was buying a Valentine's Day card for his wife of 58 years.

"I wrote, 'I love you' on the bottom. 'P.S. Sorry about your car,'” Gourlie said.

He has a sense of humor as he waits to see if insurance will cover the $2,400 worth of damage.

Police don't have the power to take away Kerr's license, but the report is being sent to the Department of Motor Vehicle, which will determine if Kerr needs to be retested.

According to the Wisconsin DMV, most senior drivers in Wisconsin who renew their license in person will be asked to undergo a basic vision test.

The DMV’s vision standard is 20-100 or better in at least one eye, which means the driver can see at 20 feet what someone with perfect vision can see 100 feet away.

There's also at least a 20-degree horizontal field of vision required.

If found necessary, the DMV may also ask you to submit a medical examination report to determine if you have any medical conditions that might interfere with driving.
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not quite sure how your foot get "stuck" on accelerator... sticky gum???
 
It happen to my uncle when he was 89 years old and he admitted that he was worry about his legs not quick enough to move from accelerator to brake or vise versa...I told him not to drive anymore but week later he got into accident, his foot slipped from the brake to accelerator and some how he moved the wrong way, his foot was trapped under the brake while pressing down the accelerator. He killed the trees...
 
SneakerNet said:
It happen to my uncle when he was 89 years old and he admitted that he was worry about his legs not quick enough to move from accelerator to brake or vise versa...I told him not to drive anymore but week later he got into accident, his foot slipped from the brake to accelerator and some how he moved the wrong way, his foot was trapped under the brake while pressing down the accelerator. He killed the trees...
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I see.... damn.... :(
 
Wow and I thought the driver was all done with the carnage and then yet he runs into that red truck. Freaking unbelievable, I couldn't do that even if I tried.
 
Sad?...Funny?...Ridiculous?...:giggle:...Feel there comes a certain age when we know we shouldn't drive anymore and catch the bus...But some oldies are too stubborn to admit it.....It's happened to me (not the hit & runs!)...but I realized the panic I felt driving thru all the traffic in my city....so I went to the JTAConnection, and filled out an application...was approved...so now whenever I have doctor's appts. across town, I can ride the JTAConnection bus for $3....As for a City Bus...it's free, ages 62 and over in my city.....I do drive to the grocery store and shopping as long as it's in my area and I'm familiar with it...
 
Jiro said:
I see.... damn.... :(
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Yep be damn.... The neighbor asking $12000 for landscaping service and replacing the trees. I should be more firm with him, by taking the keys away and not to drive anymore but just like what RR said, he doesn't like to lose independent, he still want everything in his own time.

The DMV took the driver license away and no longer able to drive.
 
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