Elderly driver released without charge after crash kills couple in Wantirna
A 91-year-old driver allegedly behind the wheel of a car that mowed down and killed two grandparents has been released after being interviewed by police over the horror crash.
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The elderly driver allegedly behind the wheel of a car that hit and killed two grandparents has been released without charge.
Major collision unit detectives interviewed the 91-year-old female driver on Friday morning after the horror July 10 crash at Wantirna.
A man, 60, and his wife, 59, died while their young grandson suffered minor injuries after they were mown down while walking on the footpath at Coleman Rd earlier this month.
“Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives have interviewed the 91-year-old female driver this morning,” police said in a statement.
“She was released pending further inquiries.”
It is not known if she suffered a medical episode or whether she has been banned from driving.
The 59-year-old grandmother was killed at the scene before her husband died in hospital days later.
The victims’ loved ones have recently flown into Melbourne from overseas to be with the rest of the grieving family.
The elderly woman’s Toyota Yaris is believed to have driven along the footpath before it struck the trio.
It kept travelling downhill and crashed through a fence and into a bench near a children’s playground.
The two-year-old boy suffered cuts and grazes to his face.
The tragedy sparked fresh conversation about whether elderly drivers should be re-tested for their licence after a certain age.
Stricter rules for older drivers may still be considered by the state government
The Herald Sun on Friday revealed that nearly 70,000 Victorians over the age of 85 currently still hold a driver’s licence.
Nearly 40 of the 176 road deaths recorded so far this year were drivers aged older than their 70s.
Their age demographic represented the most lives lost of any age group this year.
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