Roger Massey, MAwas Archdeacon of Barnstaple from 1791 to 1798... (wikipedia)
He remembered the car going back a couple of inches, hearing the tires spin, and the car went forward instead of in reverse.
He didn't show any emotion. He was not crying.
No, we didn't do any tests with an occupant that tried to leave the vehicle.
He told me he rolled down the driver's window but he couldn't get it down far enough.