1. Senior Driving Safety Lee Wright

2. The Situation • Sunday morning, a 79-year-old Florida womanbacked over seven pedestrians while backing out of a handicapped space in a church parking lot, killing three people. • The woman, Doreen Landstra, says, "somehow the pedal got stuck" and that "it was all a terrible accident."  • The Florida Highway Patrol said in a report that the accident was not alcohol related. • Witnesses believe that Landstra appeared to accidentally put her SUV in reverse rather than drive.

3. “…she lost control of her SUV, striking the pedestrians and crashing over a curb before coming to rest partially submerged in a creek.” - Marlena Baldacci, CNN

4. Topics This Event Covers Society Responsibility Safety Awareness

5. Prompt While backing out of a parking spot, a 79-year-old woman backed over seven pedestrians, taking three lives. She blames the accident on a vehicle malfunction, but could there be more to the story? Considering the driving ability of senior citizens, write a well-developed essay in which you defend or refute the idea that people should be required to take a Driver’s License test upon reaching the age 65.

6. Marlena Baldacci, “Woman, 79, kills 3 while backing out of church parking space, police say”, CNN, 03 Feb. 2014., Web., 03 Feb. 2014 http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/03/us/florida-elderly-driver-kills-three/index.html?hpt=us_c2