Old news. Damage is due to a corrosion and inflicted while pulling vehicles out of water. Camaro has drove in in 1970, another Chevy is about a decade before.
If so, one of them was about a decade ahead.
A quick scan via Google maps reveals several hairpin turns on the very edge of Foss Lake, and the cars were found side-by-side, prompting speculation that speed or loss of control may have been to blame. Families of the victims are being notified before the names are released, hopefully bringing some closure to these long-open cold cases.
Hair-pin turns? Lessee ...
Looking at Google, you can see that Route 44 is the only highway that runs right along the reservoir. It has a guard rail and a fairly wide embankment down to the water. Also, no sharp turn.
If they had managed to lose it and drive off 44, the guard rail would have been breached, and I would expect someone would have investigated. Or maybe there was no guard rail back then.
Other possibility: Behind the marina, there is a little picnic area with water on three sides and a road running through it. So, maybe it was nighttime, and they were drunk and screwing around back there and managed to drive into the water without leaving an obvious clue.
This Demorro guy needs to detail exactly which "hairpin turns" are in question. Or else admit that he is just a moron filling a news hole.
They drove their Chevy to the levee.
Rear end damage? Could have they been pushed in by another vehicle from behind?
Front bumper and grill look pretty good.
Wonder if the insurance company still has rights to the vehicles?