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TexasTowelie

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Sat Feb 9, 2019, 04:09 PM Feb 2019

Prince Philip, 97, gives up driver's license after crash

LONDON (AP) — Prince Philip has decided to stop driving at the age of 97, less than a month after he was involved in a collision that left two women injured, Buckingham Palace said Saturday.

Prosecutors said they would consider the decision as they decide whether to charge the husband of Queen Elizabeth II over the Jan. 17 crash.

"After careful consideration the Duke of Edinburgh has taken the decision to voluntarily surrender his driving license," the palace said in a statement.

Philip was behind the wheel of a Land Rover near the royal family's Sandringham estate in eastern England when he smashed into another car on Jan. 17. Philip had to be helped out of his overturned vehicle but wasn't injured. Two women in the other car were injured, though not seriously, and a 9-month-old baby boy was unhurt.

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Prince Philip, 97, gives up driver's license after crash (Original Post) TexasTowelie Feb 2019 OP
A 97 year old driving is an accident waiting to happen. BigmanPigman Feb 2019 #1

BigmanPigman

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1. A 97 year old driving is an accident waiting to happen.
Sat Feb 9, 2019, 08:42 PM
Feb 2019

He has a ton of drivers and nice cars so there is no need for him to drive and must be only the desire to do so. He should be a responsible citizen and think of the dangers he poses to others who don't have a choice and must drive and are capable, responsible drivers.

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