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~ A re ee = Re Re masa aR Re eae eS ee Oe rth nna cfitma....4..£.s . 2. i et ce ee ene eee ee a eed Mecha AE ARR Co ne Me Sant a Seen eee t etna eek see aware that--the wate. rushing in and the pieck WD. I knew that: Iwas; I felt I was upside-down. [F] I really wasn ‘t sure of anything, but I thought I was upside down. Q: Were you aware that the windows on the passenger's side at were smashed? met A: {I wasn't aware of it at the time. Q: {Were you aware that there waS any water rushing in on the passenter's side? A: } There was complete blackness. Water seemed to rush in from every boint--from the windshield, from underneath me, above me. It almost seemed like you couldn't hold the water back with your hands. 5/ What I was conscious of was the rushing of the water the blackness, the fact that it was impossible to even hold it - back. C Q: Did you maks any observations of the condition of Miss Ko- " pechne at that time? A: At what time? 6/ Q: When you were thrashing around in the car. A: Well, at the moment I was thrashing around I was trying to. find a way that we both could get out of the car, and at some time after I tried the door and the window I became convinced I was never going to get out. Was the window closed at that time? The window was open. On the driver's side? That's correct. And did you go through the window to get out of the car? I have no idea in the world how I got out of that car.7 Do you have any recollection as to how the automobile left ridge and went over into the water? No. Did it turn over? I have no idea. [V] THE COURT: I would like to inquire something about the * operation of the car. Now, can you describe to me what you saw, what you did, what happened from the point when you firsi saw the bridge? ; THE WITNESS: I would estimate that time to be fractions » of a second from the time that I first saw the bridge and was on the bridge. THE COURT: ‘Did you have on -your high beams? THE WITNESS: I can't remember. . THE COURT: It is recommended. — THE WITNESS: It is recommended, But sometimes if there is a mist you see better with low beams.2 THE COURT: Did you see that it was at an angle to the road? - THE WITNESS: The bridge was at an angle to the road? roOroYy os cc ce Uf co 00 a8 08 ov es oe | C the POY Oo S/ The reader is requested to contemplate this statement, including the | qnalifying word, “almost, 6/ The question was most complex and ‘abstruse, of course. Y T have. See page sb. 8/ Just what was the purvose of this verbal game? “finutes before, he had said the night was clear (emphasized, page 6). = 45 -~8-