Posted in News Retired academic, 90, died in car crash after mixing up accelerator and brake pedals – as coroner calls for elderly motorists to have fitness to drive checked November 28, 2024 A coroner has called for elderly motorists to have their fitness checked to drive formally after a retired academic died from injuries sustained in a car crash where she mixed up the foot pedals. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14133323/Retired-academic-died-mixing-accelerator-break-pedals-coroner-elderly-checked.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490