Unlike the woman in the sedan who swung off the road in an effort not to hit the turtle, the driver of the light truck actually veered to hit it. So, he struck it on the verge of the shell, and it flipped and flew off the road, to safety. Frightened and motionless, the turtle kept lying on its back, and then it started an effort to roll over and go away.
I think the answer may be “it helps the reader understand how precise the dive was”
Yes, the correct answer is D.
Including this information at the end of the article helps the reader understand what happened after the president's speech.
This information does explain how some of the transfer of power will proceed, but that is not why the information comes at the end of the article. Only answer D explains this statement's presence at the end of the article.