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Nov 22, 2008 8:32 am US/Eastern
Local Couple Reveals Details Of Princess Di Crash
BALTIMORE (WJZ) ―
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A Baltimore couple passed by the fatal crash of Princess Diana and years later they tell their story.
CBS
The Firestones have a lot to say about a controversial piece of history that partly unfolded in front of them during a family vacation.
Dennis Edwards reports less than two minutes after the high speed crash that claimed the life of Diana Princess of Wales, Jack and Robin Firestone and their 12-year-old son drove into Paris' Alma Tunnel in a taxi.
"The first thing I noticed were lights bouncing off the tunnel walls as we entered and afterwards, I noticed these dark formal looking cars very conspicuously parked," said Robin Firestone, author.
In their book, "Chasing Diana," the Firestones talk about seeing the soon to be deceased princess in the back of the car, with a man who turned out to be Dodi Al Fayed, heir to the Harrods store empire.
"I said to my husband and my son, 'Oh my God there's a woman in the car, a blond haired woman in the car, and looks like she must be dead. My God, what are they doing," said Robin.
The Firestones want their book to become part of the record, to fill in the gaps and to raise some very important questions.
Jack and Robin talked about their experience during a book signing at the Power Plant Barnes & Noble. It's a story whose latest chapter unfolds with the couple testifying before the royal courts of justice.
"We actually give a birds-eye view. You are there to feel to what it was like in that tunnel. And we hope, that as people read the story they'll realize there's a lot more to this story," said Jack Firestone, author.
In April, a final inquest jury found Princess Diana and Al Fayed were unlawfully killed. The bulk of the blame was placed on the driver and paparazzi chasing them.
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