ARUNDEL, Maine — An 89-year-old man has been killed after his pickup truck ran off the road and struck a utility pole.
The York County Sheriff’s Office says Jack Shangraw of Kennebunkport was dead on arrival at Southern Maine Medical Center on Sunday. The accident happened at about 8:40 a.m.
Authorities say speed was among the factors in the accident.
maybe we should take these old people’s licenses away
I’m sure that would be an appropriate move in some cases.
And, you will be “where” when the time comes that yours is taken away?
My condolences to this man’s family and friends.
Sure , take away Gramps keys! And his last sense of pride,mobility and freedom.
Good idea.
… You go and do it. I will be in the next room .
Let me know how you make out.
Maybe we should be redesigning our communities and investing in a transportation system in which not having a car isn’t tantamount to a loss of “pride, mobility, and freedom”. (Please forgive the double negative!) My condolences to his family. My hopes for a wiser future.
Authorities say speed was among the factors in the accident.
Choosing to drive too fast is never an “accident”.
When anyone over 85 hits a pole at “high speeds” doesn’t one have to wonder?
Recent news that you had 6 months to look forward to a painful, lingering, expensive death with stomach cancer?
And — are life insurance claims invalid if a man intentionally takes his own life?
I remember well an elderly man, a very nice man, who at 82 or so put on his best suit and shot himself because the doctor told him he had a virus.
The humble Farmer