Elderly Man, Who Crashed Into Truck, Building, Had Health Issues
The man, who has Alzheimers, allegedly crashed into a car, and the side of McDonalds had been off his meds and was disoriented.
A 68-year-old Caledonia man allegedly crashed the white van he was driving into a black truck, the side of McDonalds, and almost struck another car at 7:04 p.m. April 22. According to a report by the Caledonia Police Department, they found the man, who was driving the van, in the McDonald’s parking lot at 5125 Douglas Ave., but the man didn’t stop. When an officer spoke to a manager at McDonald’s they learned the man had gone through the drive-thru and scraped the side of the building with the van. The employee said the man wasn’t “in his right mind while speaking to him” and the driver was speaking to his watch as he was ordering his food. Police stopped a driver of a black truck, which turned out not to be involved in the crash. However…
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Heather in Caledonia
6:01 pm on Sunday, April 29, 2012
Concerned Racine, I have been in that situation and it sure is hard. I think it's easier for the family if the police revoke the license - they can then put the "blame" on the gov't instead of having the person blame the family. "Uncle Hester, I'm really sorry, but you can't drive anymore because your license was revoked. I wish you could, but we'll have to figure out another way for you to get … more ›