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Taking a closer look at governor’s crash 04/17/2007 There seems to have been some spinning going on regarding the crash that came perilously close to costing Gov. Jon Corzine his life.And we aren’t talking about the spin of vehicles involved in that horrendous crash on the Parkway. We’re talking about the spin-- spin as in weasel-worded official accounts -- describing the accident. At first, State Police brass sought to shift the blame for the accident on the driver of a red pickup truck, who was initially described as causing the crash with his erratic driving and then fleeing the scene....

CAMDEN, N.J. - Gov. Jon S. Corzine was apparently not wearing his seat belt as required by law when his official SUV crashed into a guard rail, leaving the governor hospitalized in critical condition, a spokesman said Friday. ADVERTISEMENT A state trooper was driving Corzine to a meeting between Don Imus and the Rutgers women's basketball team Thursday night when another vehicle, swerving to avoid a pickup truck, hit the governor's SUV and sent it into the guard rail on the Garden State Parkway. The crash broke the governor's leg, six ribs, his sternum and a vertebra. Authorities on Friday...