Robert Sly said he was standing in the breezeway of his home on Willopenn Drive when he heard a rumbling noise around 1 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon.
"I looked out the window from across the room to see what it was, and saw what looked like dust," he said. "Next thing I know, everything in the room was flying past me. It was like something out of the movies."
When the dust settled, Sly went outside. He said could not believe what he saw.
His car, originally parked in the driveway, was now some 40 feet away on the lawn, his house was smashed and a car had crashed head-on into his tree.
Phillyburbs.com reports that the driver, 94-year-old Stanley Stevens, was driving an unregistered car on a suspended license when he lost control, traveled 200 feet across a neighbor's lawn and slammed into Sly's parked car.
They also report that this is Stevens's second accident in just one week; his car was impounded following the previous incident, when he collided with a car on Windsor Avenue and left the scene on April 5.
Neither Sly nor his wife, who was also home at the time of the incident, sustained any injuries.
Stevens was taken to Abington Memorial Hospital. His condition could not be confirmed at the time of this report.
1. ALL drivers age 70 and over MUST, at their own expense (or through their insurance), have an ophthalmologist sign a form which will be mailed to the driver upon the first renewal of their driver's license once they reach or are over age 65. This form, developed by PennDOT, will require the signature of the driver's ophthalmologist stating it is in their professional opinion, that the person's eyesight is suitable for driving 2. Any driver age 70 or older, MAY be required to take an on-road driver's test. This would be done by computerized RANDOM selection with a minimum of 10% of all residents who have an active driver's license. Any driver who has a score below a set minimum, will lose their license within 30 days. 3. Any driver age 70 or over who is involved in an accident that is found to be caused by that driver and causes damage or injury must take an on-road driver's exam within 30 days of the accident. 4. Any driver age 70 or over who is involved in more than one accident within a 30-day period of time will lose their driving privileges immediately.
Of course, AARP and other groups will throw a fit in lobbying to prevent such rules. But our representatives MUST back them. If I'm driving and get behind a vehicle driving 20 - 25 mph in a 45 mph zone, provided the driving conditions are not affected by weather, I'd say 80% of those I decide to pass appear to be well over 70 years of age. The other 20% is a mix of someone on a cell phone or a foreigner (no offense).