Top Stories 2012: The Kerry Kennedy DUI Saga

ARMONK, N.Y. – As 2012 draws to an end,The Armonk Daily Voice is looking back at some of the top stories of the year.

Kerry Kennedy speaks outside of the North Castle Town Court Tuesday July 17, 2012. Kennedy reportedly hit a truck on I-684 on Friday, July 13. She pleaded not guilty to Driving Under the Influence of Drugs.

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by Michael Nocella

12/17/2012 2:00 a.m.

In July 2012, Bedford resident Kerry Kennedy was arrested after a hit-and-run accident with a tractor-trailer on Interstate 684 and charged with driving under the influence of an unknown substance.

Kennedy would later plead not guilty to the DUI charge in Armonk’s North Castle Town Court, claiming she suffered from a "complex partial seizure" while driving. Results of a neurological test at Mt. Sinai Medical Center showed the blackout was caused by a seizure, but toxicology tests revealed she had the prescription drug Ambien in her system at the time.

Kennedy’s next court date is at 5 p.m. Jan. 15 in the North Castle Town Court.

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