The imprisonment of a general practitioner whose impaired vision caused death by dangerous driving has led to renewed calls to impose regular eye tests on drivers.
Dr Aloke Basu, who was suffering from glaucoma when he caused the death of a female pensioner, has been jailed for two years and disqualified from driving for life.
Caroline Perry of road safety charity Brake said: 'This is a tragic case which shows why it is essential that drivers are required to have their eyes tested regularly, and for eyesight problems to be reported in an effective way.'
Dr Basu was found to have been driving his Porsche with severely impaired vision in one eye and a borderline fail in the other when the accident occurred in Southend, Essex last year (News 13.05.11).
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