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Kerry Kennedy tested positive for Ambien on day of crash

Originally published: July 25, 2012 12:01 PM
Updated: July 25, 2012 9:20 PM
By TIMOTHY O'CONNOR  timothy.oconnor@cablevision.com

NEWS12 WESTCHESTER: Kerry Kennedy had the powerful sleeping

NEWS12 WESTCHESTER: Kerry Kennedy had the powerful sleeping aid Ambien in her system when she crashed her car earlier this month. (July 24, 2012) (July 25, 2012 6:20 PM)

Kerry Kennedy had the powerful sleeping aid Ambien in her system the day she was found slumped over the steering wheel of her SUV on a Westchester County road, results of blood tests showed.

Kennedy, 52, pleaded not guilty last week to the misdemeanor of driving while drugged. She had mentioned Ambien in a statement to police the morning she was arrested, but initially blamed her erratic behavior...

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