Chappaquiddick……
July 18, 1969……
U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy drives his car off a bridge on Chappaquiddick island, Massachusetts. He swam to safety; however, his passenger Mary Jo Kopechne drowned in the car. He then spent the night in a hotel and reported the accident to police in the morning. He received a two-month suspended sentence and had his license suspended for leaving the scene of the accident.