BENSALEM, Pa. (WPVI) --
An elderly man is dead and his wife is seriously injured following a rollover crash in Bensalem, Bucks County.It happened at 12:57 p.m. Saturday in the 2400 block of Knights Road.
Police tell Action News that 82-year-old Harry Pappas somehow lost control of the vehicle and flipped over.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
His wife, who is also in her 80s, is listed in serious condition at Aria-Torresdale Hospital.
Bensalem police say Pappas may have suffered some sort of medical emergency while driving, leading to the accident. However, they are continuing to investigate.
Elderly drivers cause many accidents. We need to force
drivers to take driving refresher courses every 5 years or more often.
Drivers must also be tested for eye-sight, hearing, drugs, etc. Many thousands
of deaths and hundreds of thousands of injuries would be prevented if we do
so. Please remember that a vehicle is a lethal weapon and only a
regularly-trained, capable and fit person should operate it.