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Aging Well | Last Active: May 15 8:04pm | Replies (121)
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gloaming, she seems to be a safe driver. She also sounds smart enough to lawyer-up. It might be an expensive mistake to steal a woman's driver's license and destroy it. And then to try and deprive a person of their legal rights. Woojr's mom has the same right to drive that you and woojr have. She had a small accident; the responding officer determined that this woman was safe to drive. Many states have free legal defense in cases of elder abuse, but it could get expensive for an offender.
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@gently, mom's been lucky. She's been stopped by local police and they let her go. She's had a couple accidents and she has insurance that doesn't raise her premiums. I can't legally get her off the road without suing her. And I have a losing and very expensive case. About fifteen years ago she passed out and ran into three cars at a car dealer. She refused to go to the hospital and the only thing that happened was she bought a new car. Then she rear ended three cars in another state. She was over 80 and nothing happened there because all the cars had the same Insurance company.
Back to reality, I don't think she's going to drive any longer. She's struggling with everything physically required to drive and she knows it. She's having trouble with the fatigue and she can't remember simple instructions. I'm hoping I can get her to go into assisted living.