Accident
Elderly driver runs over wife: 84-year-old dead
The lettering “Polizei” on an emergency vehicle in Austria (symbolic image). photo
© Matthias Röder/dpa
Tragic accident in Styria: A 91-year-old runs over his wife in his driveway – and initially doesn’t even notice the accident.
In Austria, a 91-year-old driver ran over and fatally injured his 84-year-old wife while backing out of his driveway. The man should Didn’t even notice the accident and drove away from home to go shopping without stopping, the police reported. Passers-by found the woman lying on the ground in Köflach and called the emergency doctor. But he was only able to determine the death of the elderly woman, according to the police.
According to his own statements, the 91-year-old only noticed the accident when he returned from shopping. The Graz public prosecutor ordered an autopsy of the body. The driver is charged with negligent homicide.