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Comment by Art in Idaho on August 27, 2009 at 1:35pm

In July 1969, the body of Mary Jo Kopechne was found in an Oldsmobile that had gone off a bridge connecting Chappaquiddick Island to Martha's Vineyard on the coast of Maine. Kopechne was a campaign staffer for Robert F. Kennedy; the car belonged to Edward Kennedy. Controversy surrounding the incident—and Kennedy's role in and response to it—is often cited as the reason Kennedy has not ascended to the presidency.Washington Post: Ted Kennedy's Chappaquiddick-1969

Fast Facts:
Ted Kennedy had been the driver
He did not report the accident until 10 a.m. the next day
Received two month jail sentence, which was suspended
Kopechne's family did not press charges