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EN EE EE RS rll le Nit Eo He NR, ay a A ENR FN pate ment EE me lh i ET ce atch ga I, _ CE ET lA CEE Ee - - wee aa a TOP COTA D OTE IST APSE COU Oa NSO STS Oe ete eal as sy 8 4 Wren you re2t(@& house at 11:15, what CQyour destination? The Katama Shoéres,2/ the ferry slip, Shiretown. Now, had you been over that road from the. ferry slip to the cottage more than once that day? A: Yes, I had. - : Did you recall at the time that-you noticed you were driv- ing onfa dirt road, that the road from the ferry slip te the house had befn pavéd? Well, Mr. Dinis, having lived on Cape Cod. and having visited slands, I am aware some roads are paved. ; THE COURT: The question was whether or. not you realized the road from the ferry to the cottage was paved. THE WITNESS: Yes. THE COURT: At any time after you got on the unpaved road, C the so-called Dike Road, did you have a realization that you were on the wrong road? , THE WITNESS: No. | [112] “ Q: What happened then? A: I went off Dike Bridge. : Did you apply the brakes prior to going off into the water? A: Perhaps a fraction of a second before. : Well, what happened after that, Senator? - A: Well, I remembered. the vehicle itself just beginning to gv off the Dike Bridge [D] and the next thing I recall is the movement of Mary Jo next to me, the struggling, perhaps hitting or kicking me 3/ and I, at this time, opened my eyes and realized I was upside down, that water was crashing in on me, that it was pitch black [Iv]. I knew that and I was able to get half a gulp of air before I became completely immersed in the water. I realized that Mary Jo and I had _ to get out of the car. . C I can remember reaching down to try and get the doorknob of the car and liiting the door handle and pressing against the door. and it not moving. I can remember reaching to where I thought the window was and feeling along the side to see if the window was open, and the window was closed. And I can remember the last sensation of being completely out of air and inhaling what must have bee: - half a lungful of water and assuming that I was going to drown and the full realization that no one was going to be looking for us that night until the next morning [E] and then somehow I can remember coming up to the last energy of just pushing, pressing, and coming to the surface. . Q: Senator, how did you realize that you were upside-down? A: Because--that was a feeling that I had as- soon as I became OMD 2/ The motel where the young ladies stayed, also referred to as The Dunes. - 3/ *Perhaps"? With both of them upside down, thit would have been a little aifficult. The normal thing when one is upside down is to right ore's self, unless it is deliberate, but there was no. mention ef this. His account of the actual "accident" and his miraculous "escape" is so filled witn distor- tions and outright fabrications it may be difficult to follow and look up each of the references inturn. Reading straight through for continuity, then reviewing and looking up the references, is advised. b/ Do you believe this? Upside dom, what was he pushing and/or pressing against? Rather, how was he doing it? a 34