In a tragically ironic twist yesterday, another crash involving an elderly driver in Woburn sent a woman to the hospital with life-threatening injuries while a hearing was taking place at the state house on elderly driver legislation.

Senator Brian Joyce of Milton has been advocating for more rigorous oversight of elderly drivers for some time. There have been a spate of accidents involving elderly citizens recently. Perhaps the most tragic occurred in Stoughton in which a 4 year old was killed. You can read coverage of recent incidents here. You can find coverage of yesterday’s session here.

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To view a NECN video interview with Transportation Committee Senate chairman Steven Baddour, click on the “Continue reading . . ” link.