DMV Must Monitor Senior Drivers Better

Re the letter in View on Oct. 11 from Frank S. Zolin, director of the Department of Motor Vehicles: My father was 74 years old when he had his first stroke. The doctor reported it to the DMV and told my father that he shouldn’t drive.

My father followed that advice for a week or two, then--without our knowledge--started taking trips of up to 100 miles. The DMV reissued his expiring license a few months later. He continued to have small strokes, loss of memory and confusion. He died a year later, still driving.

I felt anxious and guilty about forbidding my father to drive, and yet I was always worried that he might injure others and himself.

I hope the DMV does start being more strict and soon. There must be some way to monitor senior citizens more closely.

CATHY SHELOR

Long Beach