They thought about announcing Paul's death publicly, but feared that it would send fans into chaos. After several minutes of just thinking about their friend, Ringo asked what this would mean for the band. Once they arrived, George Martin and Brian Epstein told them what had happened. Both were pronounced dead at 4:56 AM.Īt 6:30 AM, Brian Epstein called the three surviving Beatles and asked them to come into the studio immediately. Much of Carolyn's body had been burned all the way to the skeleton, so she could only be identified by her dental records.
#SONG SERGEANT ALTERNATIVE SKIN#
His hair, clothing, and most of his skin had been burned away. The blaze was extinguished within a couple of minutes, but by that time, Paul had died. An ambulance, fire engine, and two police cars arrived at 4:47 AM. Several people came over, but there was nothing they could do since the car was on fire.
#SONG SERGEANT ALTERNATIVE DRIVER#
(Thigh fractures are potentially fatal as the muscles can move the pieces of the bone around, causing severe internal bleeding.) The driver who had hit them pulled over to help them, but upon recognizing Paul he was so overcome with shock and guilt that he drove away, seconds before the car caught fire.īecause of his injuries, Paul was unable to get out of the car, so he started screaming, "Get me out! Get me out!". Finally, he broke both his right knee and thigh. He also crushed his fingers-and his entire right hand-against the dashboard. Paul's mouth and nose hit the steering wheel, knocking out all of his teeth and crushing his nose and right eyeball socket.
Carolyn's face went into the windshield, killing her within minutes. The collision sent Paul-and Carolyn-veering head-on into a telephone pole. Someone going through the intersection from the left slammed into the car, not having time to stop or dodge. At 4:38 AM, he went through an intersection, not noticing the light was red. This, combined with Carolyn's excitement at meeting Paul, distracted him from the road. She had been walking home, and since it was raining, Paul agreed to take her home. She walked over to the car to ask Paul for a ride and immediately recognized him. While driving aimlessly through London, he noticed a teenage girl, whose name was later found to be Carolyn Rita Northam, on the side of the road.
McCartney stormed out of the studio and got into his car. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, ended with a heated argument between McCartney and the other band members. At around 3:30 AM, a recording session for the Beatles' upcoming album, Sgt.
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