UPDATE: Silver Alert for Woodlawn Man Cancelled

Gina September 16, 2012 at 12:09 am

No pics of the man or vehicle?

Terri Stafford September 16, 2012 at 12:12 am

I will say a prayer for his safe return to home.

Al Day September 16, 2012 at 12:19 am

Very odd article. If he had dementia why was he traveling alone to begin with? Where are his loved ones? And why did they allow him to proceed under those circumstances?

amark September 16, 2012 at 12:21 am

This is very sad but I wonder why someone with dementia is driving. My father has severe dementia that started about 5 years ago and I had to take the keys away from him after he drove off leaving my mother at the store. Fortunately he drove home and didn't hurt himself or anyone else but it was very scary. If this gentleman has family, they need to stop him from driving if he is found safe, as I pray he is.

Gas Giant September 16, 2012 at 01:11 am

When will the Maryland General Assembly enact a law that requires EVERYONE to re-take their full driving test (which should include a short trip on I-695) at ages 60, 65, 70, and then every 2 years thereafter. I guess that we will have to wait until the umpteenth tragedy where someone who has no business driving in the first place kills 5-10 innocent people before the bums in Annapolis will finally do something. By the way, in the interest of full disclosure, I am 64 years old and I don't have any problems with this requirement. And as far as I am concerned if you do have concerns with this re-testing program then it's probably because YOU should not be driving any longer.

EZ Learning Driving September 16, 2012 at 01:51 am

Actually its been on the table the law is set to require 85+ yrs of age to retake law and road test. Issue is that some people (85+ yrs old) are very capable drivers and are very good voters soooo the law makers that were elected to office are trigger shy.

Gladys Wooters September 16, 2012 at 01:58 am

You Are Right All Day & Gas Giant. I Hope He Is Allright & Will Add Him To My Prayers. His Family Should Have Reported To The MVA About His Condition & Sold His Car & This Would Not Have Happened. The Family Knew He Was On His Way & Didn't Arrive. The Police Should Check His Family Out. Sounds A Little Funny They Didn't Pick Him Up, Since They Know About His Dementia. I Would NEVER, NEVER HAVE LET HIM DRIVE!!!!!!!! I WOULD HAVE GOT HIS LICENCE TAKEN AWAY FROM HIM!!!!!!.!What's wrong With People???

cd September 16, 2012 at 02:38 pm

I agree with the concept of driver re-testing but where in the article does it state the man has dementia? Maybe I'm missing something.

Harry Callahan September 16, 2012 at 03:43 pm

@CD,
It doesn't matter if you have dementia or not. Age we age, our reactions slow down, strength is lost, and our attitudes change. If a person is not capable of passing a simple driving test, then they have no business driving PERIOD. One more thing that EVERYONE needs to know. I had to do this with my own mother. If you have a relative who you thinks should no longer be driving, all you have to do is to call their doctor and tell him/her about cour concerns. Physicians can send a letter to the DMV requesting that the DMV contact the elderly or incapable driver. The DMV will then send a letter to the person in question and tell them that they have 90 days (plenty of time) to either surrender their driver's license voluntarily or report to the closest DMV facility with this letter and retake the driving test. In my mother's case she was upset about it, but she declined to rerake the test and that was that...thank God.

Al Day September 16, 2012 at 04:22 pm

I think for most families there is a reluctance to go all the way and have license removed. Hurt feelings are at stake after-all. Also most don't want to then pick up and take the adult where they need to go which would then be the next thing needed. It is a conundrum. And the legislature is a bit reluctant as well due to the possible loss of vote by this adult set of voters. Driving for some is more than a privilege and more a way of life. It's a very tough issue. I still believe though that it should be handled by the family on a case by case basis rather than passing another law. That way there is more likely to be some sort of agreement to supply the needed transportation by those who make the decision for the older adult. Passing a law would, I think by-pass that care by loved ones. We all need to slow down some and get back to quality living. It shouldn't be so difficult to see that we all need to take care of each other. This goes for the recent shootings as well. Where were the family members of the youngsters? Why didn't they see the need for intervention? We are all too busy anymore and are missing the roses along the way. God loves us so why don't we love each other a little more?

Gas Giant September 16, 2012 at 06:27 pm

Yes it is a tough decision to make on having an elderly driver in the family. But would you rather deal with the lawsuits against the estate of the family if the elderly driver should injure or worse yet kill someone? The issue of hurt feelings is handled by the fact that the doctor submits the request and not a family member. I would think that most doctors would hold in confidence the fact that a particular family member asked them to submit this letter. Therefore, the elderly driver would not know how or why they were contected by the DMV. And you answered your own question about driving the once-totally independent elderly driver to various appointments when you said that it's time to slow down and take care of each other.

Joe September 16, 2012 at 08:28 pm

Tough call if you ever face it. Remember those on the road with your loved ones who may need the decision made by others. If it DOES have to be made by others it may be too late already for the driver to make the decision rationally. Getting Mom or Dad mad at taking their keys/car is easier than living with the feelings of a family who your parent hurt or killed.

fred September 17, 2012 at 11:40 am

if you are going to require a road test it should be for everyone not age specific(discriminatory) , there are drivers of all ages that should not be driving.

Steve September 17, 2012 at 02:19 pm

There are some people around here that want these old Goats to be able to carry firearms in public too.

Joe September 17, 2012 at 02:59 pm

There are some people around here that want these old Goats to be denied their Constitutional rights as the good fascists they are.
Man, 92, shoots, kills alleged robber A suspected robber is dead after breaking in to a Boone County home early Monday morning. Three men broke into 92-year-old Earl Jones' home in the 15000 block of Violet Road in Verona at about 2:40 a.m. and Jones shot one of the men as he was coming up the stairs of his basement, according to Boone County spokesperson, Tom Scheben. Jones used his .22 caliber rifle to shoot one of the robbers, 24-year-old Lloyd Maxwell of Richmond, in the chest. Maxwell fled the scene with the two other men allegedly involved in the robbery. The two men took their injured friend to a 2001 Chevrolet Impala on Courtney Road and called police. The pair fabricated a story about the man's injury to try and get Maxwell medical attention, Scheben said. Maxwell later died from his injuries. Police identified the other men as 22-year-old Ryan Dalton and 20-year-old Donnie Inabnit-- both of Dry Ridge. Both are charged with second degree burglary and tampering with physical evidence. Dalton and Inabnit were charged in July with receiving stolen property, according to the Kenton County Police Department. http://wcpo.m0bl.net/w/main/story/72182223/#top

Steve September 17, 2012 at 03:42 pm

Old Goats shouldn't be allowed to carry firearms around in public.
http://www.click2houston.com/news/Man-accidentally-shoots-3-year-old-granddaughter/-/1735978/16527006/-/pu2tu0/-/index.html

Joe September 17, 2012 at 03:52 pm

Some parents should not be allowed around their own children.
A Florida mom went on a murderous rampage, killing her four children early today before turning the gun on herself. The murders happened around 4:30 a.m. in Port St. John, Fla. According to Lt. Tod Goodyear of the Brevard County Sheriff's Office identified the mother as Tonya Thomas, 33. The children were identified as Joel Johnson, 12, Jazzlyn Johnson, 13, Jaxs Johnson, 15, and Pebbles Johnson, 17. "This is a little bit different because they were older kids," Goodyear said. "To kill all four, I can't remember the last time a mom killed this many of her children." The shootings are the worst homicides to take place in Brevard County since 1987. http://abcnews.go.com/US/florida-mom-murders-children-kills/story?id=16352663#.UFdG1q6Dl8E

number9dream September 17, 2012 at 04:41 pm

Some parents should not have been allowed to have children.

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