On the weekend of July 18th, 1969, Ted Kennedy was involved in a controversial accident in which he drove his car off a bridge on the island of Chappaquiddick, off of Martha's Vinyard. He was not traveling alone in the vehicle. He was accompanied by a woman named Mary Jo Kopechne. Mary Jo tragically died as a result of this accident. There were many things that followed this accident that made it a controversial situation. The state of Massachusetts, "a manslaughter charge is always given when someone leaves the scene of a deadly accident" (Simone par 2). He was never charged with this crime. Kennedy addressed the nation on television about what had happened that night on Chappaquiddick Island. There are many people that feel that there are too many holes in Kennedy's story as to what happened that night. Following this accident, there were many testimonies and statement made in regards to the situation Kennedy had at hand. Many people feel that the accident at Chappaquiddick was a......
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