If I were a personally affected by this tragedy I would be angrier with the AARP than anyone else. The old guy should not have been driving. Obviously the AARP is not legally responsible, but in my opinion they are responsible for laws not being passed that would require re-testing elderly drivers. If laws like this were able to be passed, those 10 people wouldn't be dead and the old man wouldn't be spending the last years of his life in prison. Unfortunately that is not the reality, and as such, the driver of the car undoubtedly deserves the maximum penalty.
So yeah, Hooray for the US Legal System. Shame on the US Legislature.
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