In an interview with motor racing journalist Eoin Young and writer Eric Dymock in 1988, Walker admitted he had indeed been racing Hawthorn, but had been advised by a police officer investigating the accident to make no further mention of it lest he incriminate himself.
Nunha entrevista co piloto de carreiras de motor Eoin Young e o escritor Eric Dymock en 1988, Walker admitiu que estivera correndo con Hawthorn, pero fora aconsellado por un policía que investigaba o accidente para non facer ningunha mención para non incriminarse.