Mrs. Ethel Kennedy goes to court to attend son's Joseph's trial on negligent driving
Mrs. Ethel Kennedy, the widow of Sen. Robert Kennedy, is flanked by brother-in-law Stephen Smith (L) and Sen. Edward M. Kennedy as they arrive on August 20, 1973, at Nantucket District Court where Mrs. Kennedy’s son Joseph P. Kennedy III was to answer a charge of negligent driving. Kennedy’s jeep-type vehicle overturned on Nantucket Island on August 13, tossing out his brother David and five young women. One girl was left temporarily paralyzed after suffering spinal injuries. (UPI Photo/DR/Files)
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