The police patrol sent to the scene detected the vehicle and discovered to its great surprise that the driver, Giuseppina Molinari, who was looking to “meet with some friends” in Bondeno, was born in 1920.
A 103-year-old Italian was surprised driving in the middle of the night, without insurance and with an expired driver’s licenseThe police reported in a statement received on Thursday by AFP.
In the early hours of Monday morning the police received a call alerting of a vehicle that was driving dangerously in the center of Bondenoa town of 13,000 inhabitants nearly Ferrara, northern Italy.
The police patrol sent to the scene detected the vehicle and discovered to their great surprise that the driver, Giuseppina Molinariwhat I was looking for “meet up with some friends” in Bondeno, was born in 1920.
The elderly woman, who lives in the region and was traveling with a license that had expired for two years, “I was disoriented and kept walking the same streets,” the police indicated.
In Italyfrom the 80 yearsdrivers must undergo a medical exam every two years to be able to renew your driving license.
The old woman was fined and taken home by the police
But, the woman is not resigned to staying at home. ““I’ll buy a Vespa or a motorcycle.”he claimed Giuseppina, nicknamed Giose, to the local newspaper La Nuova Ferrara.
Until then, the woman, who is single, goes to visit her acquaintances by bicycle.
The story aroused the sympathy of the mayor of Ferrara, Alan Fabbriwhich is originally from Bondeno.
“I would give Giose a medal instead of a fine. Having such inner strength is unusual and gives me hope for my own old age!”he wrote on Facebook.
Source: Ambito
