Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I) will cooperate with a United States Capitol Police investigation into a traffic incident that occurred early Thursday morning involving the lawmaker. “I was involved in a traffic incident last night at First and C Street SE near the U.S. Capitol,” Kennedy said in his statement. “I consumed no alcohol prior to the incident.” According to a source close to the Capitol Police, Kennedy crashed his vehicle into a security barrier shortly before 3 a.m. Reports have indicated that Kennedy allegedly told officers who stopped to investigate the accident that he was late for a vote after stepping...
