Chappaquiddick incident

The Chappaquiddick incident was a car crash that happened at Chappaquiddick Island, Massachusetts, on Friday, The accident was caused by U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy's drunk driving and resulted in the death, at 28 years old, of the passenger, Mary Jo Kopechne, who was trapped inside 

The Chappaquiddick incident became a national scandal and occurred during the Apollo 11 spaceflight. Many said the incident led to Kennedy's decision not to campaign for president in 1972 and 1976 and to him never becoming president

A movie was made of the incident in 2017, with Jason Clarke as Kennedy and Kate Mara as Kopechne.

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