An 85 year old man crashed in the DMV building in Van Nuys, CA on Friday as he was arriving to take a driving test. His license was revoked on the spot. Pretty funny except for the fact that a man about the same age careened through the Santa Monica Farmers Market that same week killing 10 and injuring near 30.

Here’s a suggestion. At age 70, one should be presumed unable to safely control an automobile. They should have a special Senior driver’s permit that expires at the end of 12 months. Before renewal, they must pass a test. I don’t believe this to be unreasonable in any way, and considering the number of deaths and injuries caused by elderly people at the wheel, I don’t think this is a subject we can afford to tiptoe around much longer.

Here’s the story.

Update: It is now suspected that Russell Weller (86), the murderer of those 10 people at the Farmer’s Market, was likely attempting to flee the scene of another accident he’d caused about one block away. Police are investigating the possibility that Weller had crashed into a Mercedes while exiting the local Post Office and decided to flee.

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    Here are the names of the people lost during last Wednesday’s tragedy: