Lake Drownings Remain a Mystery
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
How a truck with five people rolled into the lake where Susan Smith drowned her two sons in 1994 still proved puzzling after an autopsy ruled out medical problems with the driver. The five, plus two people who dove in after them, all drowned. There was no evidence the driver, Tim Phillips, had a heart attack or seizure, so authorities will look for mechanical failure or possible alcohol or drug use.
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