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Kennedy Imitator Charged With Manslaughter
A Connecticut man has been charged with manslaughter after abandoning his girlfriend to drown in an case with eerie similarities to one of the most notorious episodes in modern American political history.

"Francisco Loaiza, 29, was charged with manslaughter with a motor vehicle in the death of the 21-year-old woman, a Russian exchange student whose name was withheld," reports the Associated Press.

Borrowing a page from Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy's Chappaquiddick scandal, police say Loaiza crashed his 1995 Nissan through a guard rail bordering Stamford's Holly Pond on Saturday. The vehicle sank to the bottom, with Loaiza's girlfriend trapped inside.
Loaiza attempted to flee the scene, allegedly leaving her to drown, but was apprehended - still soaking wet - by police.

In the 1969 episode, Sen. Kennedy managed to elude capture after driving his late-model Oldsmobile off Martha's Vineyard's Edgartown Bridge, leaving staffer Mary Jo Kopechne drowning inside.

Kennedy later claimed he dove into the water several times in a futile effort to save Kopechne. He then went to a local hotel, where he reportedly considered blaming the accident on his cousin, Joseph Garghan.

Unfortunately for Mr. Loaiza, he isn't a powerful Democratic senator, and will therefore be prosecuted to the maximum extent allowed by law.
StoveStomper
10:48:46 PM
1/19/05

His excuse; I was going for help...I swear I was.
stanlee
1:28:36 AM
1/20/05

Stove Stomper, you got a burr up your ass??

Why don't you try to pick a fight somewhere else?

It seems G.H.W. Bush ditched his Grumman TBF Avenger prematurely after taking enemy fire.

The twenty year old airplane-driver lost his cool and went in before his two crewmen were able to get ready to evacuate, causing their drowning.

Put Up Yer Ducks!!!!
MarkO
7:33:04 AM
1/20/05

Male mentalpause!
geobeet
9:52:23 AM
1/20/05

The heart and soul of the Democratic Party, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy.

LOL
StoveStomper
9:56:39 AM
1/20/05

"Put Up Yer Ducks!!!!" - MarkO

Puttin' up my duck:

techntrek
10:06:49 AM
1/20/05

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