Elderly Texas Man Blamed For Two Accidents, One Of Them Deadly
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Elderly Texas Man Blamed For Two Accidents, One Of Them Deadly
A grand jury will review evidence after police say a 70-year-old Texas man caused a fatal rollover and then just hours later drove into the rear of a stopped car, setting off an eight-vehicle chain reaction pileup.
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(July 18, 2008)—A grand jury will review evidence after police say a 70-year-old driver caused a fatal rollover by making an illegal left turn in Lufkin and then just hours later drove into the back of a stopped car, setting off an eight-vehicle chain reaction pileup that left the elderly man and another person injured.

A medical advisory board will review whether Isaac Melvin Milstid of Houston should have his driver's license revoked, authorities said, and case is also expected to go before a grand jury.

Police allege Milstid made an illegal left turn early Wednesday afternoon in Lufkin that caused a car in which five people were riding to roll, killing Bertress Allen, 75, of Gladewater.

A 5-year-old passenger was ejected onto the highway.

Lufkin police say Milstid didn't show signs of being intoxicated or of having health problems.

But four hours later, in Diboll, police say Milstid was driving about 70 miles-per-hour when he rear-ended a car that was stopped at a red light.

That caused a chain-reaction that led to accidents involving five other cars and a tractor-trailer.

Milstid and two others were injured in the second accident.

Milstid was cited for failure to control speed in the second accident.

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Posted by: ginny Location: cove on Jul 21, 2008 at 06:34 PM

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Posted by: susiebw Location: Kempner on Jul 21, 2008 at 05:03 PM

Instead of making people who are 65 and older take a test every year, why not have EVERYONE retake their test every year? Just because someone is 65 years old doesn't mean they can't drive. Read the other news stories about drivers killing other people. One is a teen-age girl and the other is a 23 year old drunk. Passing a drivers test doesn't mean you'll pay attention to the road, or not drink, or not speed. All it means is you get a new license, and what does that have to do with John Mccain? I'd rather an old Vet lead my country than a young muslim!.
Posted by: Niki on Jul 21, 2008 at 03:55 PM

I agree with having a person restested after 65, yes people to age differently but there are some people out there that our 82 that are great drivers and they won't have a problem passing the test again. But there are those people who should not be on the road at all, and why risk it. It's better to be safe than sorry, I would be more comfortable with that with my family traveling these roads everyday!
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