Mum of Scots teen killed by elderly driver backs bid for over-80s to resit test
dailyrecord.co.ukThe mother of a Renfrewshire teenager who was killed by an older driver has welcomed new recommendations that those over 80 sit a competency test.
Shanneal Herron’s daughter Eillish was killed when an elderly driver reversed over her at a petrol station in Linwood. Yesterday she welcomed a sheriff’s recommendation that all drivers aged 80 and above sit a brain function test when renewing their licence.
Sheriff Principal Nigel Ross, who oversaw the Fatal Accident Inquiry to the death of Edinburgh toddler Xander Irvine, described the current system for issuing drivers licences as “defective” and urged tougher guidelines for those aged 80 and older.
Ms Herron, from Paisley, appealed for stricter rules for older drivers following her daughter’s death. She told BBC news: “We get a driver’s licence at 17 years of age and...we never have to do another test. “Can that be right?
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