So incredibly sad. She was so very close to surviving.
I do not understand how one person gets out, and the other is trapped.
Trump should visit the place.
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Some have speculated that he was not the one of "the Kennedy party" who was in the car with her.
Leo Damore speculates that when the car hit the water, Kennedy was thrown clear. Seat belt usage was not common at that time, and shoulder harnesses were not standard equipment. The inrush of water closed the door after he was clear.
The bridge was one lane, with a couple of 2 x 10’s laid flat as “guard rails”. Kennedy had been approached by Constable Huck, a teenage summer constable in Edgartown in a police uniform. Huck was authorized to direct traffic and chalk tires, not issue tickets or make arrests. He was on his way home and saw Kennedy’s car stopped on the side of the road. Chappaquiddick is a maze of dirt roads and dead ends, and tourists often became lost in those days before GPS. He approached the car to offer directions, or other help. Kennedy who was probably tipsy and in a car late at night with a woman not his wife saw a uniformed officer approaching and took off at 60 MPH towards the bridge which was meant to be crossed at about 15 tops. Huck did not follow, and probably felt sheepish about upsetting what he took to be a couple of summer tourists.
https://www.amazon.com/Chappaquiddick-Power-Privilege-Kennedy-Cover-Up/dp/1621578186