Hi Merry,
When in med school our professors always said there are 2 reasons for people to stop driving at any age.
1. Any neurological condition
2. Extreme cardiac conditions
I’m sure it holds true today.
It’s a good thing you saw your mothers driving when you did.
It saved her and others from tragedy.
Working in ER at UCLA harbor in Carson,Ca.
I saw plenty of awful accidents, most were advoidable.
This happened in my area about 15 years ago. An elderly neighbor had Alzheimer’s, his nurse came to visit him. For some reason she asked his wife for the car keys? I don’t know why??? Anyway the man picked up the keys, got in the car, and I don’t know how he made it to the main highway. Any way he drove off the entrance to the highway, the car flipped, and he died. Lucky there were no other cars involved. I have no idea who took the blame for the visible keys. Soon the wife had a stroke and passed away.
The house has since sold 2 times.
Many of us in the canyon remember that tragedy, and we all said it’s a reminder what illness does to a person.
Stay well
Funcountess

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