James Dean & Little Bastard - Collision Course Part 2
Astonishing Legends
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The Day That James Dean Died
For 50 years since his death car crash on september thirtieth, 19 55, dean has been portrayed as a daredevil driver whose speeding and recklessness on the road caused his own death. Now new evidence has emerged proving that not only was dean driving safely, but at a much lower speed than was believed at the time. The documentary unearthed evidence that dean, contrary to what was said at the inquest and to his death, was travelling just over 70 miles per hour,. up to 20 miles per hour slower than was claimed. It reveals also that dean braked hard trying to avoid the car that cut across him, rather than using the throttle to accelerate around it, as was alleged
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