October 4, 2004

Tragic Driving

As town reels, 3 victims improve (Boston.com)

Among the injured are a 5-year-old boy who has had a leg amputated and a 6-year-old boy who has had reconstructive leg surgery, doctors and relatives said.

Police are trying to determine how Caruso, who uses a prosthetic leg, happened to drive his blue Chevrolet Corsica onto a crowded sidewalk, injuring 12 children and adults, before crashing into a wall just after school had let out about 2:15 p.m. Friday.

That was in Stoneham. How do you live with something like that afterward? Horrible. Simply horrible all around. Those poor children.

Posted by James at October 4, 2004 2:28 PM
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I hadn't been paying close attention to this latest tragedy but I was stunned when a woman I know was interviewed on television this afternoon. She said her husband and child were bumped around by the car but thankfully not seriously injured. I had been skiing with him a few years ago.

Posted by: Mike at October 4, 2004 5:19 PM

And this is yet another reason why we need regular driving tests for all license holders (all ages) every few years. It would be a tremendous expense and inconvenience but it might take some people off the road who can't drive well anymore. I've been saying that since I lived on Cape Cod with all its elderly drivers.

Posted by: Mike at October 4, 2004 5:21 PM

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