Police: Kerry Kennedy arrested

Event MC Kerry Kennedy the 2012 Jefferson awards for public service at The Pierre Hotel on March 6, 2012 in New York City. / Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images

(AP) NORTH CASTLE, N.Y. - Police say New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's ex-wife, Kerry Kennedy, has been arrested for driving while impaired by drugs and striking a tractor-trailer.

State police say the 52-year-old sister of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was found Friday morning behind the wheel of her disabled vehicle on the side of a road in Westchester, just north of New York City. Authorities say the car was driving erratically on Interstate 684 and collided with a tractor-trailer in the town of North Castle.

Kennedy's spokesman Ken Sunshine says she voluntarily took breathalyzer, blood and urine tests that showed no drugs or alcohol in her system. Sunshine says charges were filed before the test results were available.

Kennedy has been issued traffic tickets to be returned to the town of North Castle Court.

[lovelygal900]

i do believe the accusing is false here . the police are in the wrong here. she took a breathalizer blood and urine test there was no sign of anything. so those charge need to be dropped.

[soddydaisy55]

Not a surprise, considering the family began with Joe Kennedy, a notorious rum runner who was later relieved of his ambassadorship to Great Britain.

[matt6052]

No doubt lack of sleep was a factor in the accident.

Stay awake at the wheel!

Use an energy drink, coffee, or energy inhaler to prevent accidents due to fatigue, and of course always get plenty of rest.

[davidd5063]

She's getting old - probably needs her ears washed out to restore her balance.

[Molly-Pchr]

We're all so surprised, aren't we?

[LCCLYDE]

Man...the Kennedy name is always a target to the people who want dirt.There is not too many American families that dont have some sort of scandal.But the Kennedys,they swing from mythical royalty to being bashed and villified.JFKs death to Teddy and the car wreck.It never stops.Personally I think leave them the hell alone.They can do enough to themselves without the public hangings.

[soddydaisy55]

Exactly, lcclyde and they are certainly doing it to themselves!

[nohater]

some sort of organic brain impairment such as tumor, etc.?

[SimplyFab]

She's on something. Look at her.

[ppaulville]

Is there a Kennedy that hasn't been an addict of some type, whether alcohol, drugs or women? Jeez, the family is rife with a history of mental illness, too. Yet the east coasters still keep letting eat at the public trough. Camelot, indeed.

[Twaker]

Ken Sunshine.....is that real?