I don’t believe the story although it was odd that Patton suffered so serious an injury from what was apparently a minor accident.
I think Patton thought God had created him just to play his part in the war. After the was ended so did Patton’s role.
I do remember in one of the books they mentioned how they brought in a Scottish specialist who ordered hooks to be placed in Patton’s face to pull his neck back straight. It worked and he seemed to be getting better then suddenly took a turn for the worse.
Like I said, I don’t believe the story about the assassination but would like to see it investigated a little more.
Yes, let's go dust for prints!
Perhaps we could locate the Volkswagens that the junked vehicles were turned into and spray them with Luminol.
Patton was not belted-in & was sitting crosswise on the seat conversing with another passenger. When the car struck the truck he was unable to prevent himself from being flung sideways (forward). While it was a front-end accident, for Patton it was as if he was broadsided. He not only didn't see the impact coming, he was in a poor postion to brace himself.
I also seem to recall that his head hit a locker attached to the partition between the seats. That probably contributed to the snaping of the neck. It also peeled back his scalp.