Corzine's SUV Traveling 91 mph Seconds Before Crash

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[Michael.SF.]

I hope this is not a “Black Box” going on here

Computers on cars carry far more information then we the general public are supposed to know. Such thinks as speed of the vehicle can be used by insurance companies and the police to refute conflicting statements. Guess favor or opposition may depend on which side of the specific circumstances you find yourself in:

"But officer, I was only going 62 mph, tops"

or

"Officer, that maniac was going at least 90 when he side swiped me"

[Michael.SF.]

Democrats ... It is all about them.

Willie 'the Pimp' Brown use to brag about how fast he drove from SF to Sacramento, when he was the king of corruption in Sacto. His record for the approximate 120 mile drive was less 90 minutes. He stated his top speed at some point was in excess of 125 mph.

[jwparkerjr]

Might also have had a gps on board. It tracks speed if it’s been set up to keep a record of a trip. Speed and direction, as well as altitude.

[ItsTheMediaStupid]

All (I think) new cars have computers which remember the last 10 seconds or so before a major malfunction, in order to help diagnose problems. This means if you have an accident where the air bags go off, they will know how fast you were going.

I could have used one when the cop pulled me over to make his quota. Said I was speeding when I knew I wasn't. He said he got me on his radar in an area before the intersection I pulled into. But since I was alone I had no witness, which is why he pulled me over, I was alone.

[Calpernia]

Unauthorized Use of Emergency Lights Cited in Corzine Crash

The "unauthorized" use of emergency lights by a state trooper helped trigger the events that led to the April car accident that nearly killed Gov. Jon S. Corzine, New Jersey State Police concluded in a report released Thursday.

The report found the use of emergency lights by Trooper Robert Rasinski on the sport utility vehicle in which he was driving the governor didn't directly cause the crash.

"However, the use of the emergency lights did contribute by initiating the chain of events that resulted in this crash," the accident report found.

A state police accident review board last week found Rasinski could have prevented the Garden State Parkway crash, which occurred April 12 as Rasinski drove 91 mph in a 65 mph zone.

Still, state police never explained how he could have prevented the crash.

But the report released Thursday noted Rasinski's speed and use of emergency lights were deemed "unauthorized" by the state police superintendent.

The crash occurred after two pickup trucks trying to avoid the Rasinski's SUV swerved as they tried to get out of the way. One of the trucks clipped the governor's vehicle, sending it careening into a guardrail.

Corzine was not wearing a seat belt and was tossed from the front to the back of the SUV, breaking 15 bones. He spent 18 days in the hospital, eight on a ventilator.

[Calpernia]

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Corzine crash update