Studies have shown that vision, reaction time and other driving skills can diminish as drivers age.
Statistics from the Insurance Institute show that older drivers generally are as safe as other age groups until they reach 75, when they tend to have more accidents. Drivers 85 and older are about as likely to be involved in a fatal crash as those ages 16 to 19, but they are more likely to die than others in car crashes because their bodies are frailer, the institute has said.
Keim's license was up for renewal on March 3, her 85th birthday, and her driving record shows no citations, according to state records.
Investigators of the wreck are not divulging what caused her to drive up a dead-end drive and never stop, hurtling through Shiloh Elementary's cafeteria, killing Ryan and injuring two schoolmates. Keim has not commented.
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