Ok..kinda "bumping" this thread up a little here. Not sure if anyone cares, but a couple of questions were asked that I might be able to answer. Used to work in car insurance.
1) As far as I know when registering a car you don't have to list who the driver is. The car just has to be insured. So if the LE ran the plates they wouldn't know who the driver was, they would just know that at the time it was not reported stolen and who the registered owner is. The insurance company would not have been notified that the car was impounded. So no one would have known if Casey had a operator's license and it lapsed.
IMHO: I tend to believe she just had a learner's permit. I didn't get my operator's license until I was in my mid 20's
I was still able to go to clubs, buy liquor, etc. I had a state issued ID, with picture. Still have to go to DMV here in Tx to do that, though.
2) The thing about the seizure. I have never heard of a doctor or hospital alerting motor vehicles when someone has a seizure. I would think that HIPAA laws would come into place, and I used to work with about 45 different states for car insurance..I can't recall ONE person ever calling me and saying, "My license was suspended because the doctor/hospital advised motor vehicles and my license has been lapsed/suspended". People would have called to try to get listed as a non operator and save money. At least I would think so. I would have them call and say "I've turned in my license and want to be shown as a non operator..why should I pay premium for something I can't do?". Also we would run motor vehicle reports at least once a year on our insureds. License suspensions do come up, as well as the reason why.
Hope this answers a couple of questions.