An Army 2 1/2 ton truck attempted a left turn in front of Patton’s staff car. Patton’s driver and another general riding with Patton weren’t injured at all. Patton suffered a broken neck and was left paralyzed when his head struck a metal partition between the front and rear seats. He died twelve days later in the hospital. More here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/09/us/h-l-woodring-dies-at-77-was-driver-in-patton-crash.html
http://www.car-accidents.com/general-patton-car-accident.html
I know all that, thanks.
yeah, I know the story...
I might add, that if you think it odd that patton was the only one hurt, being in the back seat, the back seat area in this car is a cavernous area. The distance to the barrier from your position sitting in the back seat is several feet.
it is quite likely that patton’s injury occurred simply as a result of being in that back seat.
BTW, I have ridden in this particular model of staff car. They used them as taxis for years at military bases all over the place.