Statement Analysis

01 On July 18th, 1969, at approximately 11:15 P.M. in Chappaquiddick, Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, I was driving my car on Main Street on my way to get the ferry back to Edgartown.

02 I was unfamiliar with the road and turned right onto Dike Road, instead of bearing hard left on Main Street.

03 After proceeding for approximately one-half mile on Dike Road I descended a hill and came upon a narrow bridge.

04 The car went off the side of the bridge.

05 There was one passenger with me, one Miss ________, a former secretary of my brother Sen. Robert Kennedy.

06 The car turned over and sank into the water and landed with the roof resting on the bottom.

07 I attempted to open the door and the window of the car but have no recollection of how I got out of the car.

08 I came to the surface and then repeatedly dove down to the car in an attempt to see if the passenger was still in the car.

09 I was unsuccessful in the attempt.

10 I recall walking back to where my friends were eating.

11 There was a car parked in front of the cottage and I climbed into the backseat.

12 I then asked for someone to bring me back to Edgartown.

13 I remember walking around for a period then going back to my my hotel room.

14 When I fully realized what had happened this morning, I immediately contacted the police.