Rep. Patrick Kennedy Involved in D.C. Car Accident - The Orange Mane

DBruleU · 05-04-2006, 07:08 PM

Like father, like son.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,194329,00.html

WASHINGTON — Rep. Patrick Kennedy crashed his car near the Capitol early Thursday, and a police official said he appeared intoxicated. Kennedy said he had had no alcohol before the accident.

Kennedy, D-R.I., addressed the issue after a spate of news reports.

"I was involved in a traffic accident last night at First and C Street SE near the U.S. Capitol," Kennedy said in a written statement released by his office. "I consumed no alcohol prior to the incident. I will fully cooperate with the Capitol Police in whatever investigation they choose to undertake."

Kennedy appeared to be intoxicated when he crashed his car into a barrier on Capitol Hill early Thursday morning, said Louis P. Cannon, president of the Washington chapter of the Fraternal Order of Police.

Cannon, who was not there, said the officers involved in the accident were instructed by an official "above the rank of patrolman" to take Kennedy home.

No sobriety tests were conducted at the scene.

A letter written by a Capitol Police officer to Roll Call, a Capitol Hill newspaper, said Kennedy appeared to be staggering when he left the vehicle after the crash about 3 a.m.

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Kennedy said he was late for a vote, said Officer Greg Baird, who is acting chairman of the Capitol Hill chapter of the FOP police union. The last vote of the night had occurred almost six hours earlier.

Kennedy, the son of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., and his staff declined to discuss any further details of the accident. The congressman took part in House votes Thursday.

Capitol Police did not immediately return phone calls for comment. They issued a one-line statement saying they were investigating a traffic violation that occurred early in the morning at that location.

Baird wrote acting Capitol Police Chief Christopher McGaffin that two sergeants who responded to the accident conferred with the watch commander and were ordered to leave the scene.

He said that after the officers left, Capitol Police officials gave Kennedy a ride home.

Kennedy spent time at a drug rehabilitation clinic before he went to Providence College. He has been open about mental health issues, including being diagnosed with bipolar disorder.

Spider · 05-04-2006, 07:14 PM

They should have gave the bastard a road side test ............I would have ... no one is above the law ..........as long as we have ássholes like this in the democratic party , we are no different then the republicans ............ Time to clean house in the democratic party ...............

Bronco_Beerslug · 05-04-2006, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by DBruleU

Like father, like son.

Why is that, someone get hurt?
Did any of your parents ever have an accident, have you?

Spider · 05-04-2006, 08:14 PM

I guess Kennedy released a statement saying he was on medication ... even if true , he is still under the influence ...... Jail time

DBruleU · 05-04-2006, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Bronco_Beerslug

Why is that, someone get hurt?
Did any of your parents ever have an accident, have you?

Yes, one. But they rear ended me. No alcohol was involved in my accident.

Spider · 05-04-2006, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by DBruleU

Yes, one. But they rear ended me. No alcohol was involved in my accident.

I see havent been driving long or much ..........

DBruleU · 05-04-2006, 10:02 PM

...or I'm just not stupid.

Spider · 05-04-2006, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by DBruleU

...or I'm just not stupid.

Stupid has nothing to do with it ......... first time you have a blow out on a steer tire , or someone loses control in front of you , or Hydroplane out of control , plenty of ways to have an accident , I can tell by your post you are not aware of the many hazzards on the road

DBruleU · 05-04-2006, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by §Pide®

Stupid has nothing to do with it ......... first time you have a blow out on a steer tire , or someone loses control in front of you , or Hydroplane out of control , plenty of ways to have an accident , I can tell by your post you are not aware of the many hazzards on the road

lol hazzards on the road. Wow, you got me there. I was talking more along the lines of driving drunk.

Spider · 05-04-2006, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by DBruleU

lol hazzards on the road. Wow, you got me there. I was talking more along the lines of driving drunk.

so you know the guy in the other car is sober ? not on medication ?

DBruleU · 05-04-2006, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by §Pide®

so you know the guy in the other car is sober ? not on medication ?

Man, what are you talking about? I mean, I Personally wouldnt drive drunk. I cant help what other people are doing. From the post I originally responded to, I took it as you saying that I havent been driving long enough to drive drunk.

Spider · 05-04-2006, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by DBruleU

Man, what are you talking about? I mean, I Personally wouldnt drive drunk. I cant help what other people are doing. From the post I originally responded to, I took it as you saying that I havent been driving long enough to drive drunk.

My point is , you dont have to be drunk or stupid to have an accident , I never said you would drink and drive , I know you are to smart to do that , I am just pointing out the longer you are on the road , the more you encounter these hazzards ... I took an accident once , Idaho springs , swerved to miss a kid running , hit a giude wire on a telephone pole , did tnat 18 years ago ......... My second accident , a car in Fort Worth tried to beat me off the off ramp , I didnt see her , well not at first

, I was still charged in that accident ........... I have had 3 accidents 2 were chargable , 3 rd one was non preventible , non chargeble , new york city , car came screaming out of the alley and hit me square in the fuel tank .........I havent had an accident or a speeding ticket in 17 years , but I learn to watch signs that people give while driving .......
rule of thumb , when in traffic assume everyone is stupid and drunk

DBruleU · 05-04-2006, 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by §Pide®

My point is , you dont have to be drunk or stupid to have an accident , I never said you would drink and drive , I know you are to smart to do that , I am just pointing out the longer you are on the road , the more you encounter these hazzards ... I took an accident once , Idaho springs , swerved to miss a kid running , hit a giude wire on a telephone pole , did tnat 18 years ago ......... My second accident , a car in Fort Worth tried to beat me off the off ramp , I didnt see her , well not at first

, I was still charged in that accident ........... I have had 3 accidents 2 were chargable , 3 rd one was non preventible , non chargeble , new york city , car came screaming out of the alley and hit me square in the fuel tank .........I havent had an accident or a speeding ticket in 17 years , but I learn to watch signs that people give while driving .......
rule of thumb , when in traffic assume everyone is stupid and drunk

I understand what you're saying now. I took what you had said earlier as something different. My bad.

Spider · 05-04-2006, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by DBruleU

I understand what you're saying now. I took what you had said earlier as something different. My bad.

still pissed over the Idaho springs ticket .........I still feel I didnt desrve that one , but in a 18 wheeler i amheld to a different standard

DBruleU · 05-04-2006, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by §Pide®

still pissed over the Idaho springs ticket .........I still feel I didnt desrve that one , but in a 18 wheeler i amheld to a different standard

Must be a pain driving an 18 wheeler through Idaho Springs. I wouldnt want to try.

Spider · 05-04-2006, 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by DBruleU

Must be a pain driving an 18 wheeler through Idaho Springs. I wouldnt want to try.

i was going to the school there delivering some construction supplies ( some project going on ) well I went around the backside of the port after clearing it , got on that skinny road had no clue to where I was going , looking around at address's , then all of the sudden some kid running from his mom came right out in front of my rig , well I swerved , and hit the guide wire ........ Ticket careless driving with accident ........... Judge ruled , driving to fast to stop my rig and i should have known better ...........

spdirty · 05-04-2006, 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by §Pide®

i was going to the school there delivering some construction supplies ( some project going on ) well I went around the backside of the port after clearing it , got on that skinny road had no clue to where I was going , looking around at address's , then all of the sudden some kid running from his mom came right out in front of my rig , well I swerved , and hit the guide wire ........ Ticket careless driving with accident ........... Judge ruled , driving to fast to stop my rig and i should have known better ...........

Im just wondering, how often do you blow a tire? That happened to a rig driving right in front of me, small chunks of rubber flying everywhere. And far can you drive when that does happen.

Sorry in advance if Im getting off topic.

Spider · 05-04-2006, 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by spdirty

Im just wondering, how often do you blow a tire? That happened to a rig driving right in front of me, small chunks of rubber flying everywhere. And far can you drive when that does happen.

Sorry in advance if Im getting off topic.

recaps , alot , I spend the extra 150.00 and get good tires , In the summer time hot , heavy load , seems like every ten miles

........ yes you can if it is duel , steer tire no way in hell ,you would be lucky to live ..........

spdirty · 05-04-2006, 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by §Pide®

recaps , alot , I spend the extra 150.00 and get good tires , In the summer time hot , heavy load , seems like every ten miles

........ yes you can if it is duel , steer tire no way in hell ,you would be lucky to live ..........

I don't understand how you guys do it. That has to be one of the most sterssful jobs in the world. With all the idiots out there.

I get anxious just hauling around a trailer.

Spider · 05-04-2006, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by spdirty

I don't understand how you guys do it. That has to be one of the most sterssful jobs in the world. With all the idiots out there.

I get anxious just hauling around a trailer.

if we dont , america doesnt move .......... it is stressfull , you just have to find ways to get rid of the stress ........ as for the idiots , you have to remember they dont understand adjust your driving accordingly ....... but the rewards are also great ...........

DBruleU · 05-04-2006, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by spdirty

I don't understand how you guys do it. That has to be one of the most sterssful jobs in the world. With all the idiots out there.

I get anxious just hauling around a trailer.

me too man. I took a trailer to the dump two weeks ago, and I couldnt stand driving that thing.

Spider · 05-04-2006, 11:18 PM

I leave out tommorow for Froid Montana , have to pick up 2 25 thousand pound compressors , comming right back to Casper , then I grab a flat bed load the same day taking fiberglass buildings to Rheeme North Dakota , get back tuesday night in tiome wednessday for a rig move from Byron Wyoming , to steamboat springs colorado ...... all said and done I should be done in 8 days , make alittle over 2 grand .........

Spider · 05-04-2006, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by DBruleU

me too man. I took a trailer to the dump two weeks ago, and I couldnt stand driving that thing.

well in fairness my set up is lot more stable .........

Spider · 05-04-2006, 11:20 PM

well good night guys .... I need my bueaty sleep after all

broncocalijohn · 05-04-2006, 11:36 PM

Leave Patrick Kennedy alone. It isnt like he flew off a bridge, leaving his passenger to drown and then wait hours before telling authorities. Get off his back. Plus, if you had that drunk as your dad, wouldnt you be a little chip of the old (fat, obnoxious, illegal alien ass kissing) block?

05-04-2006, 07:08 PM	#1
DBruleU Ring of Famer Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Boulder, the bastion of communism. Posts: 3,663	Rep. Patrick Kennedy Involved in D.C. Car Accident Like father, like son. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,194329,00.html WASHINGTON — Rep. Patrick Kennedy crashed his car near the Capitol early Thursday, and a police official said he appeared intoxicated. Kennedy said he had had no alcohol before the accident. Kennedy, D-R.I., addressed the issue after a spate of news reports. "I was involved in a traffic accident last night at First and C Street SE near the U.S. Capitol," Kennedy said in a written statement released by his office. "I consumed no alcohol prior to the incident. I will fully cooperate with the Capitol Police in whatever investigation they choose to undertake." Kennedy appeared to be intoxicated when he crashed his car into a barrier on Capitol Hill early Thursday morning, said Louis P. Cannon, president of the Washington chapter of the Fraternal Order of Police. Cannon, who was not there, said the officers involved in the accident were instructed by an official "above the rank of patrolman" to take Kennedy home. No sobriety tests were conducted at the scene. A letter written by a Capitol Police officer to Roll Call, a Capitol Hill newspaper, said Kennedy appeared to be staggering when he left the vehicle after the crash about 3 a.m. (Story continues below) ADVERTISEMENTS Advertise Here Kennedy said he was late for a vote, said Officer Greg Baird, who is acting chairman of the Capitol Hill chapter of the FOP police union. The last vote of the night had occurred almost six hours earlier. Kennedy, the son of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., and his staff declined to discuss any further details of the accident. The congressman took part in House votes Thursday. Capitol Police did not immediately return phone calls for comment. They issued a one-line statement saying they were investigating a traffic violation that occurred early in the morning at that location. Baird wrote acting Capitol Police Chief Christopher McGaffin that two sergeants who responded to the accident conferred with the watch commander and were ordered to leave the scene. He said that after the officers left, Capitol Police officials gave Kennedy a ride home. Kennedy spent time at a drug rehabilitation clinic before he went to Providence College. He has been open about mental health issues, including being diagnosed with bipolar disorder.

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05-04-2006, 07:14 PM	#2
Spider Mr Diplomacy I survived Tebow Mania at the Mane Join Date: May 2001 Location: Elway was just an arm =MacGruder Posts: 84,438 Adopt-a-Bronco: Von Miller	They should have gave the bastard a road side test ............I would have ... no one is above the law ..........as long as we have ássholes like this in the democratic party , we are no different then the republicans ............ Time to clean house in the democratic party ...............

05-04-2006, 08:14 PM	#4
Spider Mr Diplomacy I survived Tebow Mania at the Mane Join Date: May 2001 Location: Elway was just an arm =MacGruder Posts: 84,438 Adopt-a-Bronco: Von Miller	I guess Kennedy released a statement saying he was on medication ... even if true , he is still under the influence ...... Jail time

05-04-2006, 10:02 PM	#7
DBruleU Ring of Famer Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Boulder, the bastion of communism. Posts: 3,663	...or I'm just not stupid.

05-04-2006, 11:18 PM	#22
Spider Mr Diplomacy I survived Tebow Mania at the Mane Join Date: May 2001 Location: Elway was just an arm =MacGruder Posts: 84,438 Adopt-a-Bronco: Von Miller	I leave out tommorow for Froid Montana , have to pick up 2 25 thousand pound compressors , comming right back to Casper , then I grab a flat bed load the same day taking fiberglass buildings to Rheeme North Dakota , get back tuesday night in tiome wednessday for a rig move from Byron Wyoming , to steamboat springs colorado ...... all said and done I should be done in 8 days , make alittle over 2 grand .........

05-04-2006, 11:20 PM	#24
Spider Mr Diplomacy I survived Tebow Mania at the Mane Join Date: May 2001 Location: Elway was just an arm =MacGruder Posts: 84,438 Adopt-a-Bronco: Von Miller	well good night guys .... I need my bueaty sleep after all

05-04-2006, 11:36 PM	#25
broncocalijohn Famer of Rings My Dog Richard Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Lake Forest, Orange County, Calif. Posts: 18,470 Adopt-a-Bronco: Simon Fletcher	Leave Patrick Kennedy alone. It isnt like he flew off a bridge, leaving his passenger to drown and then wait hours before telling authorities. Get off his back. Plus, if you had that drunk as your dad, wouldnt you be a little chip of the old (fat, obnoxious, illegal alien ass kissing) block?