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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Severin Carrell Scotland editor

Scottish judge calls for compulsory tests for over-80 drivers after fatal crash

Xander Irvine
Xander Irvine died after the elderly driver lost control of her car, which mounted a pavement and struck him and his mother. Photograph: Scotland police

A Scottish judge has called for compulsory testing of all motorists over 80 years of age “as a matter of priority” after an elderly driver with dementia killed a toddler in Edinburgh.

The sheriff principal Nigel Ross said Edith Duncan, who was 91 at the time, should not have been allowed to drive because she had undiagnosed but significant cognitive impairment from dementia, yet legally held a full driving licence.

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