According to the article this is her second time blacking out and winding up in the river, maybe next time across the lanes into a car full of kids. It's time to pull her licence.
Steve W
She certainly is a danger to others.
My neighbors have an elderly parent living with them, somewhere in her mid 80s. She falls and has to have someone with her or be checked on from time to time. When the neighbors are away, my wife checks on her.
She had a couple minor car wrecks and they have tried to stop her from driving, but she still does from time to time. And of course, when driving, she is a danger to herself and others.
The other side of the story is, in most parts of the USA, it's difficult to exist without the ability to drive. You have to drive to the store, you have to drive to the doctor's office, etc. If you don't have someone to drive you around and cannot drive yourself, you feel like you might as well roll over and die.
I suspect in many cases, the person whose license is taken away will just continue to drive. They feel like they have no choice.
Back to your side of the story, if it had been my boat or she hit my car full of kids, I would be very angry, medical condition or not.