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Posted on 04/17/2007 1:48:02 PM PDT by lightman
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - The SUV carrying Gov. Jon S. Corzine was traveling about 91 mph moments before it crashed, Superintendent of State Police Col. Rick Fuentes said Tuesday.
The governor was critically injured when the vehicle crashed into a guardrail on the Garden State Parkway just north of Atlantic City last week. He apparently was not wearing his seat belt as he rode in the front passenger's seat.
The speed limit along that stretch of the parkway is 65 mph.
The state trooper-driven sport utility vehicle was in the left lane with its emergency lights flashing when a pickup tried to get out of its way. Instead, it set off a chain reaction that resulted in the crash.
Corzine's list of injuries was extensive: He broke his left thigh bone, a dozen ribs, collarbone and chest bone. He also fractured a vertebrae in his lower back.
He remains in critical but stable condition Tuesday and doctors were assessing when he might be ready to breathe without a ventilator.
Doctors have said he doesn't have brain damage or paralysis, and is doing well for someone who sustained so many injuries.
Front passenger’s seat? Who was driving?
I see this happen all the time with Troopers. They ride right up people’s asses and expect them to just move out of the way without giving much room for error on the part of the other driver.
Never mind...I just read that it was a state trooper. Sheesh.
Who does Gov. Jon S. Corzine think he is?
rendell here in pa has done the same thing. hes been clocked by state troopers doing over 100 mph on 9 different occasions.
they think theyre above the law.
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