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(chap-uh-KWID-ik) An automobile accident in 1969 that greatly affected the career of Senator Edward (Ted) Kennedy of Massachusetts. A woman on Kennedy's staff drowned at Chappaquiddick Island, off the Massachusetts coast, after a car that Kennedy had been driving, and in which she had been riding, went off a bridge. Kennedy survived, but delayed informing the police, and has never provided a full explanation of the incident. Afterward, many voters lost confidence in Kennedy, who had been considered a strong possibility to be nominated by the Democratic party for president. 1
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What happened in the Chappaquiddick Incident?
The Chappaquiddick incident was when U.S Senator Edward M Kennedy drove his car off a bridge into the Chappaquiddick tidal canal, killing his female passenger Mary Jo Kopechne.
When did Chappaquiddick incident happen?
Chappaquiddick incident happened on 1969-07-18.
What Kennedy had a car crash?
Edward Kennedy at Chappaquiddick on the 18th of July, 1969.
Who wrote Black Water?
"Black Water" was written by Joyce Carol Oates. It is a novel inspired by the true events of the Chappaquiddick incident involving Senator Edward Kennedy.
What happened to the car that Ted Kennedy drove at Chappaquiddick?
1967 oldsmobile delmont 88
How deep was the water at Chappaquiddick when Ted Kennedy drove his car off the bridge?
approx. 12 feet
Who was killed when Edward Kennedy's car went off Dike Bridge Chappaquiddick in 1969?
Mary Jo Kopechnie
Whose house was Mary Jo kopechne at before she died?
Mary Jo was attending a party in a rented cottage on Chappaquiddick Island. The cottage is about 400 yards away from the Chappaquiddick Road/Dike Bridge Road intersection, on Chappaquiddick Road. The party was for the Boiler Room Girls, 5 young women who worked tirelessly on the Bobby Kennedy 4 President campaign. Mary Jo was one of those 5.
What incident is combination of involved factors that affect the probability of control of control of an incident?
incident complexity
The incident action plan must be in writing for which types of incident?
A hazardous material is involved in the incident
What incident type is the combination of involved factors that affect the probability of control of an incident?
incident complexity
Is the combination of involved factors that affect the probability of control of an incident?
incident complexity
