Couple Suffering from Alzheimer’s Found in Diboll
Posted/updated on: September 14, 2015 at 5:15 pm
WHITEHOUSE — An elderly Whitehouse couple suffering from Alzhiermer’s found themselves hours away in Diboll. This after planning to simply drive a few minutes from their home for lunch. The couple, both in their 90s, left their Whitehouse home Saturday afternoon with intentions of going to eat at a local diner. According to KETK, they traveled more than two hours from their home and ended up in Polk County. Diboll police say they received several calls of the couple driving on the road at high speeds and even narrowly missed an 18-wheeler. Officers were able to locate the car and stop the couple. They were then taken to the police station, where police tried to locate nearby family members. Due to the couple’s medical condition it took several hours to find any relatives in the area. A family member in Houston was finally located.





