Chappaquiddick incident
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Chappaquiddick incident
Location
Chappaquiddick Island, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Date
July 18, 1969
Result
Ted Kennedy pleaded guilty to a charge of leaving the scene of the accident after causing injury; refused to campaign for President of the United States in 1972 and 1976.
The Chappaquiddick incident took place on July 18, 1969, and refers to the death of Mary Jo Kopechne, a female passenger of U.S. Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy when he accidentally drove his car off a bridge and into a tidal channel on Chappaquiddick Island, Massachusetts. Kennedy swam free and left the scene, not reporting it for nine hours, but Kopechne died in the vehicle. In the early hours of July 19, Kopechne's body and the car were recovered. Kennedy pleaded guilty to a charge of leaving the scene of an accident after causing injury and received a two-month suspended jail sentence. The incident became a national scandal, and may have influenced Kennedy's decision not to campaign for President of the United States in 1972 and 1976.
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Chappaquiddick incident
Location
Chappaquiddick Island, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Date
July 18, 1969
Result
Ted Kennedy pleaded guilty to a charge of leaving the scene of the accident after causing injury; refused to campaign for President of the United States in 1972 and 1976.
The Chappaquiddick incident took place on July 18, 1969, and refers to the death of Mary Jo Kopechne, a female passenger of U.S. Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy when he accidentally drove his car off a bridge and into a tidal channel on Chappaquiddick Island, Massachusetts. Kennedy swam free and left the scene, not reporting it for nine hours, but Kopechne died in the vehicle. In the early hours of July 19, Kopechne's body and the car were recovered. Kennedy pleaded guilty to a charge of leaving the scene of an accident after causing injury and received a two-month suspended jail sentence. The incident became a national scandal, and may have influenced Kennedy's decision not to campaign for President of the United States in 1972 and 1976.
