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The Chappaquiddick Incident
The car accident involving US Senator Edward Kennedy which left a young woman dead. The accident on Chappaquiddick Island in July 1969 ruined his hopes of becoming president.
In July 1969, United States Senator Edward Kennedy was involved in a car accident on Chappaquiddick Island in which a young woman named Mary Jo Kopechne died. Around 10 hours elapsed before the politician reported the incident to police. In 2014 Paul Schuster spoke to retired police chief Jim Arena who investigated the accident.
(Photo: US Senator Edward Kennedy. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)
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