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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Don’t lecture me, newbie.
OK - you have the last word.
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!
Why not? You don’t believe in taking responsibility for your actions?
Well that proves it then! Seatbelts are clearly dangerous. What kind of horific death trap have people been deceived into wearing!!! (/sarcasm)
“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.”
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.
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!
and put the 55MPH speed limit back.
I like you. You’re a philosopher!
I read last night that when the first people arrived on scene he was screaming about his leg (which was haning out the window).
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!
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.
He has broken 6 ribs, leg, sterum and a fracture vertebrae
You got the answer? I saw 3 different answers. Which one was “your” answer?
Fair enough.
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.
Egads, not only was this man in a horrible accident, he's anatomically challenged as well. :-/Why? The femur is the thigh bone.
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