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Tree Lady

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7. We had to take my moms car away from her after multiple

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sat Jul 4, 2026, 08:35 PM

16 hrs ago

Times she hit curbs and things in parking lots thankfully not cars. She was driving 35 mph on freeway.

I had doctor talk to her because she was fighting me on it. She was early 90’s. Should have quit sooner.

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Paul Pelosi in hit-and-run in Napa County wine country, car left with major damage, authorities say [View all] Omaha Steve 18 hrs ago OP

Time to take his license away Bluestocking 18 hrs ago #1

You add a rather serious prior head injury to being 83 yo in the first place AZJonnie 18 hrs ago #2

Should have Rebl2 15 hrs ago #13

Dude Lemon Lyman 18 hrs ago #3

Yup. Leaving the scene of a major accident shows a loss of critical thinking skills. erronis 17 hrs ago #4

A shame but all elderly drivers go through this process. My dad the same thing, but in his case, they pulled SWBTATTReg 17 hrs ago #5

our town in a blue county of NJ NJCher 15 hrs ago #8

Had Rebl2 15 hrs ago #15

There's a good chance he shouldn't be driving blue_jay 16 hrs ago #6

We had to take my moms car away from her after multiple Tree Lady 16 hrs ago #7

It was a difficult conversation with my dad. hunter 15 hrs ago #10

Penalty could be up to 6 months jail according to the statute MichMan 15 hrs ago #9

I really doubt they would do that to an 83 year old. LisaL 15 hrs ago #12

I doubt they will file any charges at all given who he is MichMan 13 hrs ago #16

Oh, the MAGA's will love this, of course. hamsterjill 15 hrs ago #11

The French Laundry? Brother Buzz 15 hrs ago #14

Way too many bad drivers on the road, snot 56 min ago #17

A lot of speedsters too, sometimes I am glad to see police just waiting for them on busy steets Beringia 31 min ago #18