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Article: Jury says speed, alcohol to blame for death of Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed
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- April 7, 2008
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Princess Diana and her boyfriend Dodi Fayed were victims of reckless speed and a drunk driver on a frantic, fatal chase through Paris in 1997, a jury ruled Monday.
Rejecting claims by Fayed's father, Mohamed Al Fayed, that the couple was murdered, the jury concluded after six months of testimony that the couple were unlawfully killed _ the equivalent of manslaughter _ by their driver, Henri Paul, and the paparazzi who pursued them.
"The verdict is unlawful killing, grossly negligent driving of the following vehicles and of the Mercedes" carrying the couple, the jury foreman announced.
That was the verdict of nine of the 11 jurors. There was no indication why ...