Every time I read this my heart breaks for the families. Of course the driver was in his seventies. Of course the police will never question if he took meds forbidding him to operate heavy machinery.
Edit: took it down. Did not see someone fast faster than I I
See also: https://newsroom.aaa.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/SmartFeatures-FactSheet.pdf#%3A~%3Atext=Despite+public+perception%2C+older+drivers%2CAAAFTS+2012 which makes even stronger claims about the relative safety of sub 20 and over 80 drivers.