'Yale history professor Paul Kennedy is facing five charges, including driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, for his involvement in a car accident that injured a School of Music student last Thursday.

Kennedy ... is facing charges of operating under the influence of alcohol or drugs, illegal operation of a motor vehicle while under suspension, illegal operation of a motor vehicle without insurance, following too closely, and operating an unregistered motor vehicle.

[The student was] transported to the emergency room at Yale-New Haven Hospital following the accident, but suffered only minor cuts and bruises.

...Yale spokeswoman Helaine Klasky said she stands behind the statement she issued Sunday, in which she denied that alcohol played a role in the accident.

"[Kennedy] was tested for alcohol and in the test that they gave him no alcohol was detected," she said.

Klasky also denied allegations that Kennedy was driving with a suspended license, saying that his license is current and valid.'