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Kerry Kennedy Charged with DUI: Report

Originally posted 07/14/2012 11:30AM

Kerry Kennedy, the daughter of former U.S. attorney general Robert F. Kennedy and ex-wife of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, was charged with driving under the influence after an incident on a Westchester Country highway Friday morning, according to reports.

Police said Kennedy, 52, was impaired by prescription drugs when she hit a big rig with her Lexus SUV and then fled the scene, according to the New York Post.

She was later found parked on the side of I-684 in North Castle, N.Y., and taken in for sobriety tests.