Myrtle is killed by a car in The Great Gatsby. Whose car actually hits her, and who did she think was in the car?

's car is
the one that hits Myrtle.is driving it, and after she runs Myrtle over, she keeps on
going.

Myrtle, however, believes the car belongs to . This is because Tom is
driving it when he stops to get gas at the station on the way to New York City. Tom tauntsby
pretending it is his own and asking him if he wants to buy it.

Myrtle thinks
Tom is driving the car when it is heading back home, as would make sense if it were his, so she
runs out to try to hail him down. She wants Tom to save her from George, who has found out that
she is having an affair and, therefore, plans to sell the garage and move them out of the
area.

George also believes Tom was driving the car and arrives at his home
planning to kill him in revenge for running over and killing Myrtle. Tom, however, callously
directs him to Gatsby, saying it was his car and suggesting that he was driving
it.