Old tractor driver causes crash on UK highway

Late last week a man described as a blind pensioner driving a tractor was involved in a crash on the A9 in the UK.

The 77-year-old struck problems when he parked his tractor and trailer and trailer across the central reservation and fast lane of the dual carriageway.

The BBC News reports that: "Robert Simpson, 77, admitted driving carelessly while knowing he had defective eyesight.

"Two cars crashed at high speed while trying to avoid the trailer on the A9 near Dalreoch in Perthshire.

"Simpson had been driving in the dark, without any lights, at an average speed of about 10mph. Sentence was deferred."