Rep. Kennedy crashes car near Capitol

Representative Patrick Kennedy, son of Ted, was involved in a one vehicle accident approximately 3:00 am Thursday morning. Like father, like son. "A statement on the police Web site says, "The United States Capitol Police are investigating a traffic violation that occurred in the early morning hours ... in the 100 Block of C Street, SE." They did not identify who was involved or provide other details. The officials said officers at the scene reported seeing the car swerve before the crash and said Kennedy appeared intoxicated. After the accident, they drove Kennedy home. There was no indication from the sources that a sobriety test was given or that an arrest was made. " "One source told CNN that Kennedy told a police officer he was late for a vote." (yeah...at 3:00 am...guess he was REAL late!) Interesting they drove him home. I wonder if I "appeared intoxicated" after driving into an immovable object if they would be so polite as to drive me home. Also somewhat amusing that "(statement) was issued after news reports surfaced about the accident." I thought Cheney was soundly criticized for not reporting his accident immediately. Also, for some reason, feels just a little like deja vu all over again. Oh, wait...nobody died this time. My bad. You would think somebody in that family would be smart enough to hire a driver.