Appeared in the San Diego Union newspaper June 5, 1962
License curbed at 80
Driving Barred, Bicyclist is Killed.
Charles A. Groover, who has lived in a small house alongside U.S. 80 near Jacumba the last 14 years, was given a limited-term driver's license in 1960 which allowed him to drive his car only within a 10 mile radius of his home. The license was restricted because Groover was then 80.
This did not hinder him too much. For the last two years he rode a bicycle from his home to a roadside stand where he sold Indian blankets.
Groover, a Spanish-American War Veteran, applied for a renewal of his driver's license in El Centro in 1961 but failed the test.
He applied again this year and was asked to appear at the Dept. of Motor Vehicles in San Diego for a hearing on his request.
He apparently decided the bicycle was sufficient transportation, however, since Gordon Cowl, a DMV driver improvement analyst said Groover phoned into report he did not want the hearing.
Cowl said Groover told him he had driven for 57 years without an accident and didn't care if he drove anymore or not.
Two days later, on May 26 Groover was riding his bicycle on U.S. 80 near Jacumba. The bicycle brakes locked and he was thrown onto the highway. He died yesterday in Naval Hospital of head injuries.
Groover was the father of seven children; including two sons.
One son, John Groover of Harbor City, related how his father has served as a United States revenue agent in the Philippines after being
discharged from the Army. Groover owned a general stored in the islands after retiring from the revenue service.
He moved to Jacumba 14 years ago after living in the Los Angeles area for several years.
License curbed at 80
Driving Barred, Bicyclist is Killed.
Charles A. Groover, who has lived in a small house alongside U.S. 80 near Jacumba the last 14 years, was given a limited-term driver's license in 1960 which allowed him to drive his car only within a 10 mile radius of his home. The license was restricted because Groover was then 80.
This did not hinder him too much. For the last two years he rode a bicycle from his home to a roadside stand where he sold Indian blankets.
Groover, a Spanish-American War Veteran, applied for a renewal of his driver's license in El Centro in 1961 but failed the test.
He applied again this year and was asked to appear at the Dept. of Motor Vehicles in San Diego for a hearing on his request.
He apparently decided the bicycle was sufficient transportation, however, since Gordon Cowl, a DMV driver improvement analyst said Groover phoned into report he did not want the hearing.
Cowl said Groover told him he had driven for 57 years without an accident and didn't care if he drove anymore or not.
Two days later, on May 26 Groover was riding his bicycle on U.S. 80 near Jacumba. The bicycle brakes locked and he was thrown onto the highway. He died yesterday in Naval Hospital of head injuries.
Groover was the father of seven children; including two sons.
One son, John Groover of Harbor City, related how his father has served as a United States revenue agent in the Philippines after being
discharged from the Army. Groover owned a general stored in the islands after retiring from the revenue service.
He moved to Jacumba 14 years ago after living in the Los Angeles area for several years.
Appeared in the San Diego Union newspaper June 5, 1962
License curbed at 80
Driving Barred, Bicyclist is Killed.
Charles A. Groover, who has lived in a small house alongside U.S. 80 near Jacumba the last 14 years, was given a limited-term driver's license in 1960 which allowed him to drive his car only within a 10 mile radius of his home. The license was restricted because Groover was then 80.
This did not hinder him too much. For the last two years he rode a bicycle from his home to a roadside stand where he sold Indian blankets.
Groover, a Spanish-American War Veteran, applied for a renewal of his driver's license in El Centro in 1961 but failed the test.
He applied again this year and was asked to appear at the Dept. of Motor Vehicles in San Diego for a hearing on his request.
He apparently decided the bicycle was sufficient transportation, however, since Gordon Cowl, a DMV driver improvement analyst said Groover phoned into report he did not want the hearing.
Cowl said Groover told him he had driven for 57 years without an accident and didn't care if he drove anymore or not.
Two days later, on May 26 Groover was riding his bicycle on U.S. 80 near Jacumba. The bicycle brakes locked and he was thrown onto the highway. He died yesterday in Naval Hospital of head injuries.
Groover was the father of seven children; including two sons.
One son, John Groover of Harbor City, related how his father has served as a United States revenue agent in the Philippines after being
discharged from the Army. Groover owned a general stored in the islands after retiring from the revenue service.
He moved to Jacumba 14 years ago after living in the Los Angeles area for several years.
License curbed at 80
Driving Barred, Bicyclist is Killed.
Charles A. Groover, who has lived in a small house alongside U.S. 80 near Jacumba the last 14 years, was given a limited-term driver's license in 1960 which allowed him to drive his car only within a 10 mile radius of his home. The license was restricted because Groover was then 80.
This did not hinder him too much. For the last two years he rode a bicycle from his home to a roadside stand where he sold Indian blankets.
Groover, a Spanish-American War Veteran, applied for a renewal of his driver's license in El Centro in 1961 but failed the test.
He applied again this year and was asked to appear at the Dept. of Motor Vehicles in San Diego for a hearing on his request.
He apparently decided the bicycle was sufficient transportation, however, since Gordon Cowl, a DMV driver improvement analyst said Groover phoned into report he did not want the hearing.
Cowl said Groover told him he had driven for 57 years without an accident and didn't care if he drove anymore or not.
Two days later, on May 26 Groover was riding his bicycle on U.S. 80 near Jacumba. The bicycle brakes locked and he was thrown onto the highway. He died yesterday in Naval Hospital of head injuries.
Groover was the father of seven children; including two sons.
One son, John Groover of Harbor City, related how his father has served as a United States revenue agent in the Philippines after being
discharged from the Army. Groover owned a general stored in the islands after retiring from the revenue service.
He moved to Jacumba 14 years ago after living in the Los Angeles area for several years.
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