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Happened, that she died. >> when i touched her hand, it was cold. i knew. i knew in my heart and my gutt there was something wrong with the car, that it wasn't her fault. >> reporter: it was here that georgia state patrol said brooke melton's 2005 chevy cobalt hydroplaned on a rainey evening. the car spun out and was struck by another vehicle and then dropped 15 feet into this creek. the accident report says melton was driving too fast for roadway conditions causing her to lose control of the vehicle. >> she was driving 58 and the speed limit was 55. >> reporter: do you believe that that could...

Made. >> reporter: digeorgeo did not return cnn's calls. he's been put on paid leave. gm declined an interview with cnn, but denies concealing facts or engaging in any improper behavior in the melton case. automaker admits 13 people died as a result of the defect but won't release those names. gm's list only includes frontal crashes where air bags didn't infla inflate. general motors says 13 deaths and 47 crashes. >> they're playing with numbers. they don't count brook's death and she's dead because of that ignition switch. >> is brook melton included in general motor's death count? yes or no?...

>> she was driving 58 and the speed limit was 55. do you believe that that could have caused the accident? >> no, i believe she lost power. >> reporter: brook's parents blame general motors. it's now known the ignition switch on her cobalt was defective. this analysis of the car's data recorder provided by their attorney shows the switch was in the accessory position at the time of the crash, shutting the engine off and disabling the air bags, power steering and antilock brakes. >> we bleaelieve the evidence i overwhelming the defects in this key system resulted in her death. >> reporter: gm w...

Down slightly tuesday. news this morning on gm. "the new york times" reports gm officials expect ceo mary barra to be cleared of any wrongdoing tied to the botched ignition switch recall that resulted in at least 13 deaths. results from gm's internal investigation are expected as early as this week. it's expected to name executives, employees and departments that screwed up, but officials, again, telling "the new york times" they expect barra to be cleared. one thing is certain, barra has kept sales at gm strong. look at this, john. the company's may sales jumped 13% from last year. >> that'...

Serious, because we've had soldiers who have lost their lives and now we've had this unprecedented prisoner exchange. which is causing obviously international incident. >> i just want to be cleeshar, barbara starr had a source at the pentagon who said it would be unlikely he would see time behind bars because five years as a prisoner is certainly enough. thanks for the j.a.g. insight too, appreciate that. a grieving family fighting to vindicate their daughter's death, they say, because she died due to a faulty key ignition switch that gm waited years to warn anybody about. they said gm hid t...