[Grammar] allow someone (to) do

[jiamajia]

NY engineer admits letting passenger drive - NYPOST.com

Cabrera admitted allowing passenger William Kutsch drive a train carrying nearly 400 riders during rush hour in July 2009. The train at times traveled at speeds of up to 80 mph.


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My question is: did the news writer mistakenly miss the infinitive marker 'to' there?

 

[bhaisahab]

NY engineer admits letting passenger drive - NYPOST.com

Cabrera admitted allowing passenger William Kutsch drive a train carrying nearly 400 riders during rush hour in July 2009. The train at times traveled at speeds of up to 80 mph.


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My question is: did the news writer mistakenly miss the infinitive marker 'to' there?

I don't like it without "to". I don't much like "riders" either, I would prefer "passengers".
Mind you, as the NYP is a Murdoch rag it doesn't surprise me that it uses bad English.

 

[Leandro-Z]

I agree with bhaisahab, the werb pattern is:

ALLOW sby. TO DO sth.

Another way of saying the same and OMITTING "to" is the following one:

LET sby. DO sth.

Always to help you...