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Myrtle runs out into the street in "The Great Gatsby" because she sees the car approaching, driven by Daisy Buchanan. Myrtle believes the car is Tom Buchanan, her lover, and she is eager to attract his attention. However, her actions result in a tragic accident that leads to her death.
George Wilson believes that Myrtle was killed by a wealthy man driving a yellow car, as he found a dog leash with a yellow car that matches the description of Tom Buchanan's car in her possession. He is convinced that this man is Myrtle's lover.
Wilson firmly believes that Myrtle was killed in a hit-and-run accident. He believes this because Myrtle was hit by a car near his garage, and the only car that stopped by his garage was Gatsby's yellow car. Wilson connects these events and comes to the conclusion that Gatsby's car hit and killed Myrtle.
Myrtle ran into the street because she saw what she thought was Tom Buchanan's car coming and wanted to get his attention. She was trying to escape her unhappy marriage to George Wilson and seek excitement and fulfillment through her affair with Tom.
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Myrtle Wilson dies in a car accident, she is hit by a car driven by Daisy Buchanan, who is fueled by distress and anger after an argument with her husband Tom Buchanan. Daisy hits Myrtle and flees the scene, leaving Gatsby to take the blame for the accident.
Wilson assumed that who ever was driving the yellow car was Myrtle's affair and the one who killed her. He believed Gatsby was the one who did it because Tom told him that Gatsby was the owner of the yellow car.
Daisy hits Myrtle Wilson with a car in The Great Gatsby. Daisy is driving Gatsby's car when the accident occurs.