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Mary Jo Kopechne Chappaquiddick — Part 2
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kine enough to arop( @& beck at her hotel. eo. well, I'm leayv-
ing immediately; spoke with Mr. Crimnins, requested the keys to the
car and left at that time.
Q: Does Mr. Crimmins usually drive your car or drive you? ;
A: On practically every occasion. -
'Q: _Was there anything in particular that changed those circum-
stancds at this particular time?
A:j Only that Mr. Crimmins, as well as some of the ‘other fellows,
were “doncitains their meal, enjoying the fellowship, and it didn't
appeay necessary to require him tc bring me back to Edgartown.
Q: And when you left the house at Chappaquiddick at 11:15, you
were driving?
A: That is correct.
Q: And where was Miss Kopechne seated?
A: In the front seat. [B]-
Q: Was there any other person in the car at that time?
A: No.
Q: Was there any other item, thing, or object in the car at
that time of any size?
A: Well, not to my knowledge at that particular time. [C]
Q: And on leaving the cottage, where did you go?
A: Well, I traveled down, I believe it is Main Street, toc:
right on Dike Road and drove off the bridge at Dike Bridge.
,Q: Did you at any time drive into Cemetery Road?
A: At no time did I drive into Cemetery Road.
Q: Did you pass any other vehicle at that time?
A: I passed no other vehicle at that time and I saw no other
person and I did not stop the car at any time between the time I
deft the Bottage and went off the bridge.
“7: Q: Do you recall how fast you were driving when you made the
right on Dike Bridge?
A: No. I would say approximately seven or eight miles an hour.
Q: And what were the lighting conditions and weather conditions?
_A: There was a reasonabie amount of humidity. The night was
clear, extremely dark.
Q: Were the windows opened or closed of the automobile?.
A: Some of the windows were open and some were closed.
'. THE COURT: What about the window on your side?
THE WITNESS: I would expect it was open.
THE COURT: You don't remember that?
THE WITNESS: I don't remember that.
THE COURT: “Was it a warm night?
. THE WITNESS: I would think it was cool at that hour.
Q: Well, Mr. Kennedy, was the window on the driver's side open?
A: Yes, it was. (I]
.Q: And you have no recollection as to the windows on the pas-
senger's side?
A: Wo, I really don't.
Q: How fast were you driving on Dike Road? :
A: Approximately .twenty miles an hour. [II] :
Q: Well, were you aware at the time that you were driving on
a dirt road when you turned onto Dike Road?
A: I don't remember any specific time when I knew I was driving
on an unpaved road. I was generally aware sometime that it was
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