A Victorian County Court judge has recommended drivers over the age of 65 be compulsorily retested.

The comments came as he sentenced a 72-year-old man for dangerous driving causing death.

Fawkner man Ari Kiratli killed a truck driver when he failed to slow down and jumped a stop sign at the corner of Epping and Craigieburn Road in Wollert, north of Melbourne, last year.

Kiratli's wife suffered a serious brain injury in the crash.

The court heard the elderly driver was not speeding, but had been distracted by an argument with his wife when he drove through the intersection.

Judge James Montgomery said the consequences of Kiratli's actions were tragic and that there was a lot to be said for compulsory retesting of drivers aged 65 and over.

The judge handed down a wholly suspended jail sentence of two-and-a-half years.