Chappaquiddick incident

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car accident historical event political scandal

The Chappaquiddick incident was a 1969 car accident on Chappaquiddick Island involving Senator Edward M. Kennedy that resulted in the death of Mary Jo Kopechne and had lasting political repercussions for Kennedy's career.

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Label Occurrences
Chappaquiddick 17
Chappaquiddick incident canonical 12
1969 Chappaquiddick incident 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf car accident ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
political scandal ⓘ
accidentType single-vehicle crash ⓘ
aftermath televised address by Edward M. Kennedy ⓘ
associatedWith Democratic Party ⓘ
surface form: Democratic Party (United States)

Kennedy family ⓘ
bodyOfWater Poucha Pond ⓘ
bridgeType narrow wooden bridge ⓘ
causeOfDeath death of Mary Jo Kopechne ⓘ
consequenceForDriver suspension of driver's license ⓘ
controversy circumstances of Kennedy's actions after the crash ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
date 1969-07-18 ⓘ
deathToll 1 ⓘ
driver Edward M. Kennedy ⓘ
effect damaged Edward M. Kennedy's chances of becoming U.S. president ⓘ
governingLaw Massachusetts traffic law ⓘ
involvedPerson Edward M. Kennedy ⓘ
Mary Jo Kopechne ⓘ
jurisdiction Dukes County, Massachusetts ⓘ
legalCharge leaving the scene of an accident ⓘ
location Martha's Vineyard ⓘ
surface form: Chappaquiddick Island

Edgartown, Massachusetts ⓘ
mediaCoverage intense national media attention ⓘ
notableQuestion delay in reporting the accident to authorities ⓘ
partOf history of U.S. political scandals ⓘ
passenger Mary Jo Kopechne ⓘ
plea guilty ⓘ
politicalImpactOn Edward M. Kennedy ⓘ
politicalRepercussion frequently cited in discussions of Kennedy's presidential viability ⓘ
raised doubts about Kennedy's character and judgment ⓘ
result damage to Edward M. Kennedy's political career ⓘ
death of Mary Jo Kopechne ⓘ
legal proceedings against Edward M. Kennedy ⓘ
public controversy ⓘ
roadFeature Dike Bridge ⓘ
sentence two-month suspended jail sentence ⓘ
subjectOf documentaries ⓘ
feature film "Chappaquiddick" ⓘ
numerous books ⓘ
timeOfAccident shortly before midnight ⓘ
vehicleType Oldsmobile Delmont 88 ⓘ
victim Mary Jo Kopechne ⓘ
victimAffiliation Robert F. Kennedy's 1968 presidential campaign ⓘ
victimOccupation political campaign worker ⓘ
year 1969 ⓘ

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