98-year-old man becomes the oldest student at driving school

98-year-old man becomes the oldest student at driving school
98-year-old man becomes the oldest student at driving school (Young Driver / Instagram)

A 98-year-old resident of a nursing home in East Yorkshire, England, fulfilled his dream of getting back behind the wheel after having to give up his driver’s license at the age of 94 for safety reasons.

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Don Mitchell, a former Royal Navy technician, ended up becoming the oldest student at a driving school called Young Driver, which typically caters to those under 17 years old.

The initiative was funded through the nursing home’s ‘Together We Can’ program, which aims to fulfill the residents’ dreams, and it allowed Mitchell to return to driving in a specialized setting.

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