LANSING, Mich. (WWJ/CNN Newsource/WKRC) — A new bill in Michigan would require drivers over the age of 75 to complete tests every four years in order to keep their licenses, reports CBS News Detroit.
The bill, introduced by state Sen. Rosemary Bayer, comes after Christopher Thexton’s wife, Sarah Thexton, was killed by a 94-year-old driver in October 2024. Thexton says Sarah was running errands when she was rear-ended by Phyllis Stafford. When she got out of her car to check the damage, Stafford struck Sarah.
“It became kind of shocking to me that a then-94-year-old still had valid driving credentials and that that had never been tested. And it seemed like a kind of a hole in the system that older drivers were allowed to … drive unchecked,” Thexton told CBS News Detroit. “This was a completely preventable tragedy.”…