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Chappaquiddick

Seven days after the now-infamous crash, Kennedy pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an accident after causing injury. He received a two-month suspended sentence and his license was suspended for more than 18 months. In a televised statement made after his guilty plea, Kennedy said he was not driving drunk nor engaging in “immoral conduct” with Kopechne. Chappaquiddick likely put a damper on Kennedy’s further political aspirations. At left: Kennedy reads a statement after pleading guilty to crash-related charges.
Bob Dean/The Boston Globe/File 1969
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Seven days after the now-infamous crash, Kennedy pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an accident after causing injury. He received a two-month suspended sentence and his license was suspended for more than 18 months. In a televised statement made after his guilty plea, Kennedy said he was not driving drunk nor engaging in “immoral conduct” with Kopechne. Chappaquiddick likely put a damper on Kennedy’s further political aspirations.

At left: Kennedy reads a statement after pleading guilty to crash-related charges.