[svcw]

Just curious, did you read the article? They are writing about the inconsistencies in Romney’ story about the crash verses the witnesses. Romney's version has changed over the years according to this article.
First a crash someone dies, he has a broken arm.
Next he was unconscious presumed dead at the scene but is revived.
Then pried from the car with the “jaws of life” or some mechanical thing, presumed dead comes back to life.
What is not mentioned in this story but in other accounts is that no one thought the priest was drunk until George Romney sent lawyers to France to clean up the reports.
There are many conflicting story lines here in the entire issue. Unfortunately, my lds family is pretty close to viewing Romney as Messianic because of this crash, that doesn't apply to you. However, if it applies to them is goes without saying it probably applies to thousands of other lds.

[T. P. Pole]

I read the article, but ages ago. Only remembered the overall theme.

I am familiar with embellisher, have some in my family and as workmates. I suspect that the "knocked unconscious, door pried off" story is correct. But even with the embellishments, I suspect it was just making a good story better, and not an intention of creating religious heroics. Outside of recent conversations, this was the first time I had heard the car-crash-resurection-from-the-dead observation. Thought it was a stretch.

But alas, there are many LDS that seem to glom on to "faith promoting stories" regardless of the provenance. Sort of how the magic underwear thing happens. "I bet the break in the arm was below the garment hem." You know, that type of thing.