'Elderly Driver Kills Pedestrian, Keeps Going With Body in Windshield'

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — It has been reported that a 93-year-old driver apparently suffering from dementia fatally struck a pedestrian, then continued driving with the man's body on his windshield through a toll booth.
After striking the 52-year-old pedestrian with his gold 2002 Chevrolet Malibu, Ralph Parker of Pinellas Park drove for three miles Wednesday night severing the man's right leg, police said.
A toll taker on the Sunshine Skyway saw the body stuck through Parker's windshield and notified police; authorities did not identify the pedestrian.
Hospitalized overnight with minor scrapes, Parker was expected to be taken to an elder care facility. Because Parker did not appear to know what had happened, where he was nor the correct date, charges are not likely to be filed.
Police took Parker's license, which he renewed in 2003. According to authorities, Parker had lived by himself after the death of his wife in 1998.
A spokesman for the state Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles said the agency would conduct its own inquiry into whether Parker, who otherwise had a clean driving record, should have had a license.
Seniors age 80 or older must pass only a vision test when renewing a Florida driver's license.