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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Steven Morris

Family of couple killed by 80-year-old call for elderly drivers to face retests

Winchester crown court
Michael Hamburger was given a 15-month suspended jail sentence at Winchester crown court and banned from driving for three years. Photograph: Geoffrey Swaine/Rex/Shutterstock

The family of a couple killed when their car was hit by an 80-year-old motorist who failed to see them have called for elderly drivers to face retests.

Michael Hamburger, a businessman from Alton, Hampshire, pulled out directly in front of Roger and Christine Barton although he had an “unobstructed” 500-metre view of oncoming traffic.

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