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New Jersey - Corzine on breathing tube and facing long recovery
The Star-Ledger ^ | April, Friday the 13th, 2007 | Deborah Howlett, et al

Posted on 04/13/2007 2:40:56 AM PDT by HAL9000

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The duration and distance were short, but in those dizzying seconds and feet, Gov. Jon Corzine suffered injuries serious enough to land him in intensive care with a breathing tube down his throat and a doctor declaring him lucky to be alive.

The 60-year-old governor underwent about two hours of surgery last night to repair multiple broken bones, including 12 ribs and a femur that protruded through the skin of his thigh following a car accident on the Garden State Parkway in Galloway Township.

With two of his adult children by his beside, Corzine, sedated and on intravenous painkillers, remains in intensive care in Cooper University Hospital in Camden this morning. He required seven pints of blood, officials said, and is using a breathing tube to ease his respiration with the broken ribs, and a broken breastbone.

The governor also suffered a broken collarbone and lower back bone and a flap-like cut on his skull, which was a plastic surgeon stitched back together.

Corzine spokesman Anthony Coley said the governor did not appear to have suffered brain or spinal cord damage.

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(Excerpt) Read more at blog.nj.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; US: New Jersey
KEYWORDS: codey; corzine; criticalcondition; hitandrun; imus; rutgers; wreck
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To: apocalypto

Don’t lecture me, newbie.


181 posted on 04/13/2007 2:39:07 PM PDT by Howlin (Honk if you like Fred Thompson!!!)
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To: commonguymd

OK - you have the last word.


182 posted on 04/13/2007 3:13:37 PM PDT by Inspectorette
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To: lawdude

I think the point is if you manage to break the biggest bone in your body the arteries and veins didn’t do so well either!


183 posted on 04/13/2007 4:36:32 PM PDT by ItisaReligionofPeace
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To: Alberta's Child

Why not? You don’t believe in taking responsibility for your actions?


184 posted on 04/13/2007 4:42:02 PM PDT by ItisaReligionofPeace
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To: Londo Molari
"Seatbelts must be worn by all people in the front seats of vehicles in the People’s Republic of NJ."

Seatbelts must be worn by ALL people in ALL seats of vehicles in the up-and-coming People's Republic of Delaware.
185 posted on 04/13/2007 4:44:11 PM PDT by Windcatcher (Earth to libs: MARXISM DOESN'T SELL HERE. Try somewhere else.)
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To: the OlLine Rebel

Well that proves it then! Seatbelts are clearly dangerous. What kind of horific death trap have people been deceived into wearing!!! (/sarcasm)


186 posted on 04/13/2007 4:45:04 PM PDT by ItisaReligionofPeace
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To: ItisaReligionofPeace

“I think the point is if you manage to break the biggest bone in your body the arteries and veins didn’t do so well either!”

Below is the perfectly understandable post to which I responded. Nothing ambiguous there. I asked and I got my answer.

“The femur is the largest bone in the body and carries a lot of blood.”


187 posted on 04/13/2007 4:45:43 PM PDT by lawdude (Fred! * Fred! * Fred! * Fred! * Fred! * Fred! * Fred! * Fred! * Fred! * Fred! * Fred! * Fred! *)
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To: ItisaReligionofPeace

there is no evidence that the red pickup did anything except pull off the shoulder. it may well be that the driver of the white pickup, overreacted or just tried to get lane position on the red pickup, and moved over without looking - squeezing the Corzine vehicle into the guardrail.


188 posted on 04/13/2007 4:47:20 PM PDT by oceanview
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To: HAL9000
Jon Corzine suffered injuries serious enough to land him in intensive care with a breathing tube down his throat and a doctor declaring him lucky to be alive.

I am sure he still will find a way to raise taxes.
189 posted on 04/13/2007 4:47:37 PM PDT by TheRedSoxWinThePennant
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To: CharlesWayneCT

People who don’t wear seat belts endanger other drivers??? What? If this is the case, it’s because these people have less regard for their own safety and probably for other safe driving habits. If you think forcing these people to wear seatbelts will make them more cautious drivers you are crazy!


190 posted on 04/13/2007 4:47:51 PM PDT by ItisaReligionofPeace
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To: TheRedSoxWinThePennant

and put the 55MPH speed limit back.


191 posted on 04/13/2007 4:48:36 PM PDT by oceanview
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To: the OlLine Rebel

I like you. You’re a philosopher!


192 posted on 04/13/2007 4:48:45 PM PDT by Mmmike
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To: AU72

I read last night that when the first people arrived on scene he was screaming about his leg (which was haning out the window).


193 posted on 04/13/2007 4:49:28 PM PDT by ItisaReligionofPeace
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To: HAL9000

Acting Governor Codey was on the news, seeking to ease the fears of state residents: “Business will go on as usual in the state.”

Yeah, that’s what I was afraid of!


194 posted on 04/13/2007 4:51:11 PM PDT by Simplemines
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To: oceanview

In keeping with the N.J. corruption standard for their govenors. I am also sure he will appoint the officer on the scene to some high govt post to avoid the fine for not wearing his seatbelt.


195 posted on 04/13/2007 4:55:41 PM PDT by TheRedSoxWinThePennant
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To: COBOL2Java

He has broken 6 ribs, leg, sterum and a fracture vertebrae


196 posted on 04/13/2007 4:58:54 PM PDT by restornu (I know that thou art redeemed, because of the righteousness of thy Redeemer; 2 Ne 2:3)
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To: lawdude

You got the answer? I saw 3 different answers. Which one was “your” answer?


197 posted on 04/13/2007 5:00:22 PM PDT by ItisaReligionofPeace
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To: oceanview

Fair enough.


198 posted on 04/13/2007 5:00:42 PM PDT by ItisaReligionofPeace
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To: Labyrinthos
We recently had a situation where a cop blew a red light and caused a series accident. He blamed the driver of the other car, who was illegal and did not speak English, and gave her several tickets thinking there were no independent witnesses to dispute his version of events, which occurred in the early morning hours. Little did he know that my friend, who is a late night techie, had stepped outside his office for a smoke and witnessed the whole thing.

Myself, I would have reported the illegal to the INS. It's too bad that your buddy didn't seem to think that a non English illegal immigrant driving around is a threat to public safety. That illegal shouldn't have been on the road in the first place.

199 posted on 04/13/2007 5:02:57 PM PDT by Hacksaw (Appalachian by the grace of God!)
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To: Thinkin' Gal
Egads, not only was this man in a horrible accident, he's anatomically challenged as well. :-/
Why? The femur is the thigh bone.
200 posted on 04/13/2007 5:04:54 PM PDT by Scutter
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