Confused 85-year-old dies after causing two accidents driving the wrong way on Highway 99
Elderly woman was driving down wrong way on major highway out of Vancouver
An apparently confused elderly woman who drove the wrong way down busy Highway 99 near Vancouver has died after causing two car crashes which left one other driver seriously injured.
The death of the 85-year-old woman is likely to raise questions again about whether there should be an age limit imposed on a driver’s licence. Currently drivers are asked to take a medical test at 80 in B.C. and thereafter every two years. But there is no age limit on driving.
RCMP said they received a complaint of a vehicle driving the wrong way – heading south in the northbound lanes – at around 5:37 p.m on Tuesday in peak traffic. The vehicle was reported to be near Highway 99 and Highway 10.
Sgt. Dave Savoy said police found a crash involving three vehicle in the southbound lanes of Highway 99 just north of Highway 91.
“One of the involved drivers had serious injuries and was transported to hospital. Another driver had minor injuries. This collision appears to have been caused by driver trying to avoid the vehicle travelling in the wrong direction,” said Savoy.
“The vehicle driving the wrong way was then involved in a head on collision on Hwy 99 just south of highway 91, creating a second accident scene,” he said.
“The elderly female driver of the vehicle going the wrong way was fatally injured. The driver of the other vehicle had minor injuries,” Savoy said.
Police had to close the major freeway out of the city for several hours. Police said the woman’s name will not be released.
Related articles:
Posted by News Editor
on Jul 15 2009. Filed under Featured.
You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0.
You can leave a response or trackback to this entry
