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Early Sunday morning, an 86-year-old man was found driving in the opposite direction as traffic on the Belt Parkway. Luckily no one was hurt, but the highway patrol had to divert traffic in order to stop Bernard Hummel.
The Connecticut resident had been reported missing from his home the day before. The Post reports that Hummell suffers from Alzheimer's and "wanted to drive his wife, Anna, to the Connecticut shore." He left home - without Anna - at 11:30AM and was found around 3:30AM on the Belt, probably making a wrong turn at 1-84. No charges were filed against Hummell.
There's a debate about whether older drivers should be tested at a certain age. Here are some tips about dealing with older drivers and the NY State Department of Aging has suggestions for helping an elderly driver cope with not driving. And if you were wondering, if you drive the wrong way on a one-way street by accident - even for a few feet - you're still subject to a summons.
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Amazing how there wasn't an head on collision.
thats wack man. yeah they should retest old people once they reach a certain age.
There comes a time when people need to stop driving. It's sad, but true. Of course, how you determine when that time is, I have no idea.
Ha!! This reminds me of when I was living in Florida. This kind of thing happens all the time down there. They have been trying to pass a law that requires a re-test at a certain age for years but the A.A.R.P fights it.
With the babyboomers heading into their twilight years, don't bet on any age retesting any time soon. That's a powerful voting bloc.
What was he doing for the 16 hours between when he left home and when they found him?
And what is this "1-84" where he made a wrong turn?
Connecticut driver's have always been the worst drivers in the tri-state area. New Jersey drivers aren't bad drivers, they are just asshole drivers.
No charges? Even though he could have killed himself and other people?
I guess there has to be some kind of incident possibly involving death or injury before there may be charges? Gee, maybe he'll be on the road again soon and some family will be killed in a head-on. Isn't that special?
Maybe drivers should be re-tested after x amount of years? This wouldn't be related to a specific age, but it'd address the results of aging.