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Parts of second car found at Diana crash scene, police source says
By JOSEPH SCHUMAN, Associated Press Writer, PARIS (AP)
Authorities
investigating the crash
that killed Princess Diana
are examining parts of a
second car that were found
at the scene of the accident, a police source said
today.
Pieces of a tail light
and traces of paint that do
not match the Mercedes that
carried Diana were found at
the scene and are being
tested in a police laboratory, the source said on
condition of anonymity.
Investigators are examining the possibility that a
second car was involved in
the Aug. 31 accident in a
Paris tunnel that took the
life of Diana, her companion Dodi Fayed and driver
Henri Paul, the source
said.
Scientists working with
the respected Criminal Brigade of the national police
have determined that the
pieces of the tail light
belonged to a Fiat car, but
have not determined the
year or model, the source
said.
Pieces of the Mercedes’
right headlight were found
in the same place as the
pieces of the Fiat tail
light, several dozen yards
behind where the Mercedes
struck a pillar in the tunnel, a judicial source
said, also speaking on anonymity.
Traces of paint not used
in Mercedes cars also were
found on a side-view mirror
of the Mercedes, the police
source said.
The investigation thus
far has focused on the
speed the Mercedes was
traveling, Paul’s drunken
state and the role played
by photographers who were
pursuing the Mercedes once
it left Paris’ Ritz Hotel.
Blood tests show Paul was
legally drunk at the time
of the crash and had Prozac, an antidepressant, in
his system.
A photographer under investigation in the crash,
Serge Arnal, was driving a
Fiat on the night of the
accident, but investigators
already have examined his
car and found it did not
come in contact with the
Mercedes.
Police are eager to question bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones, the lone survivor of
the crash, who remains hospitalized. He has regained
consciousness and is able
to communicate, doctors
say.
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