Elderly driver keeps hitting things in the garage

We have a problem in our condo with a resident who has on multiple occasions damaged property while driving his car in our garage. The condo has 45 units, and each unit has 1 or 2 assigned spaces in the garage. The garage is common area, and the deed for the individual in question gives him "the exclusive perpetual right and easement to use parking space number xx as shown on the floor plan..."

The gentleman is elderly and has some physical limitations (he uses a walker). Until recently, the damage has been to association property -- scraping the posts in the garage, and hitting the wall in front of his parking space. Last week he hit another resident's car. I feel sorry for the guy, but my concern is that he'll hit a human next. Would an injured party not have a course of action against the Association if we fail to act?

Anyone have experience with a comparable situation? My thought was to bar him from driving in the garage, on the theory that he has demonstrated that he cannot use the garage facility in the manner intended, just as we might bar someone from using gym equipment that they had consistently misused.

Do you have security cameras that capture the accidents this gentleman is having? If so, fine him appropriately. I doubt you can ban him from the garage without facing serious legal repercussions.

This is for Ohio, but may provide helpful info for board members in other states:

https://ohiocondolaw.com/article/five-things-to-know-when-an-elderly-resident-needs-help/

Communicate with the family. When there is no change in the situation or no response to the letter, contact the resident’s family. Communicate in writing. Again, use a gentle tone and be fact-specific. Generally, elderly residents’ relatives will step in to ensure proper care for the resident and relieve the association of the responsibility.
Contact support services for the elderly. When family members fail to act, the association should seek help from social service agencies. The city, county, and state all have agencies equipped for dealing with the elderly. It is best to start locally and work from there. Often, local agencies provide services directly to elderly residents. If and when they do not, they will refer the association to an agency that will.

The state issued him a Driver's License. His insurance company insures him. The association should fine him for damaging common property. Damaging other vehicles or persons would be insurance events.

I don't think the association needs to do anything else because doing so would evince a pattern of the association accepting responsibility for the guy's actions. Those are covered by other entities. I'd keep the condo association out of it beyond recovering for actual damages to the common property.

Royal hit the nail on the head The HOA President or the CM should file the needed docs with the Mass DMV. It is important that you submit evidence such as video surveillance clips or photos of the damage that the driver has done. Does the elderly person have any family? Maybe a family member can contact their doctor to file a paper with the DMV to get the persons driving skill reevaluated.