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Chappaquiddick incident
1969 death of Mary Jo Kopechne caused by Ted Kennedy crashing car
| Date | July 18–19, 1969 |
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| Location | Chappaquiddick Island, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 41°22′24.0″N70°27′13.3″W / 41.373333°N 70.453694°W / 41.373333; -70.453694 |
| Type | Automobile crash |
| Cause | Negligent operation by Ted Kennedy |
| Outcome | Ted Kennedy's driver's license suspended for 16 months |
| Deaths | Mary Jo Kopechne |
| Burial | July 22, 1969, Plymouth, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Inquiries | |
| Inquest | January 1970, Edgartown |
| Convicted | Ted Kennedy |
| Charges | |
| Verdict | Pleaded guilty |
| Convictions | Leaving the scene of an accident causing bodily injury |
| Sentence | Two months jail plus one year probation; suspended[4] |
The Chappaquiddick incident occurred on Chappaquiddick Island, Massachusetts, United States, sometime around midnight, between July 18 and 19, 1969,[5][6] when Mary Jo Kopechne died inside the car driven by United States senatorTed Kennedy after he [allegedly] accidentally drove off a narrow b
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Ted Kennedy
American politician (1932–2009)
"Edward Kennedy" redirects here. For other people, see Ted Kennedy (disambiguation) and Edward Kennedy (disambiguation).
Ted Kennedy | |
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Official portrait, 1990s | |
| In office November 7, 1962 – August 25, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Benjamin A. Smith II |
| Succeeded by | Paul G. Kirk |
| In office January 3, 2007 – August 25, 2009 On leave: June 9 – August 25, 2009* | |
| Preceded by | Mike Enzi |
| Succeeded by | Chris Dodd (acting) |
| In office June 6, 2001 – January 3, 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Jeffords |
| Succeeded by | Judd Gregg |
| In office January 3, 2001 – January 20, 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Jeffords |
| Succeeded by | Jim Jeffords |
| In office January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Orrin Hatch |
| Succeeded by | Nancy Kassebaum |
| In office January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1981 | |
| Preceded by | James Eastland |
| Succeeded by | Strom Thurmond |
| In office January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1971 | |
| Leader | Mike Mansfield |
| Preceded by | Russell B. Long |
Succee
Late on the night of July 18, 1969, a black Oldsmobile driven by U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy plunged off the Dike Bridge on the tiny island of Chappaquiddick, off Martha’s Vineyard, landing upside down in the tidal Poucha Pond. The 37-year-old Kennedy survived the crash, but the young woman riding with him in the car didn’t. Though newspaper headlines at the time identified her simply as a “blonde,” she was 28-year-old Mary Jo Kopechne, a respected political operative who had worked on the presidential campaign of Senator Kennedy’s brother, Robert Kennedy. Kennedy later claimed he dove repeatedly “into the strong and murky current” to try and find Kopechne before making his way back to the cottage. He then drove back to the scene with his cousin, Joseph Gargan, and aide Paul Markham, who both tried in vain to reach Kopechne. But rather than report the accident to the police at that time, Kennedy returned to his hotel in Edgartown. As a result, Mary Jo Kopechne remained underwater for some nine hours until her body was recovered the next morning. The incident at Chapp Copyright ©cakestot.pages.dev 2025 | |