Media ` ` more ferocious '' Yeah , would n't have left questions unanswered , expert said . Ex - police chief says he would have charged him with vehicular homicide today . Massachusetts was more forgiving than the rest of the nation , however , backing Kennedy by a 3-to-2 margin in his 1970 bid to keep his Senate seat . Chappaquiddick is credited with ending Ted Kennedy 's presidential hopes . Chief : ` ` What happened afterward has never been completely explained ''
Media ` ` more ferocious '' Yeah , would n't have left questions unanswered , expert said . Ex - police chief says he would have charged him with vehicular homicide today . Chappaquiddick is credited with ending Ted Kennedy 's presidential hopes . Chief : ` ` What happened afterward has never been completely explained ''