If you are a Kennedy then do whatever crime you want, because you won’t get charged. Rep. Patrick Kennedy made that statement even more believable after crashing his car into a barricade yesterday on Capital Hill. This is unbelievable! Here is what one officer said happened, “….Kennedy’s Mustang nearly drove head-on into a Capitol Police car. The Mustang’s lights were off and then the car crashed into the barrier….” The Capital Police Officers that stopped him said that he was probably drunk but there supervisors didn’t let the officers proceed with sobriety tests and told Kennedy to leave his car there till the next morning and then the Supervisors drove him home. Here is Kennedy’s Statement (note this is his second statement about 15 or so hours after the incident) about the incident,

“Following the last series of votes on Wednesday evening, I returned to my home on Capitol Hill and took the prescribed amount” of the two medications, the 38-year-old congressman said.”

The medications where Phenergan for gastroenteritis, an inflammation of the stomach and intestines, and Ambien, a sleeping medication.

“Sometime around 2:45 a.m., I drove the few blocks to the Capitol Complex believing I needed to vote,” the statement continued. “Apparently, I was disoriented from the medication. . . . At no time before the incident did I consume any alcohol.”

“At no time did I ask for any special consideration,” the statement said. “I simply complied with what the officers asked me to do.”

I don’t know about you but if any of us normal law abiding citizens where to do what he did we would be in Jail right now. This is not right. Actions should be taken and an investigation should happen.

Here are some of the Capital Hill Press Releases,
Traffic Accident
Accident Investigation

UPDATE: The Smoking Gun has posted Accident documents