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Concord – The mandatory seatbelt bill hit a bump in the road when the Senate Transportation and Interstate Committee voted to recommend the bill be killed. The committee voted 3-2 on the recommendation and the full Senate is scheduled to vote on the bill May 31. On Wednesday, committee chairman Sen. Robert Letourneau, R-Derry, voted to recommend killing the bill, joined by Sens. Bob Clegg, R-Hudson, and Betsi DeVries, D-Manchester. Committee vice chairman Sen. Peter Burling, D-Cornish, and Sen. Molly Kelly, D-Keene, opposed the recommendation.

State Police say they have interviewed the driver of the red pickup truck whose sudden maneuver on the Garden State Parkway was believed to have led to the crash of Gov. Jon Corzine's SUV on Thursday night. He has not been charged. Superintendent Rick Fuentes issued a statement saying the driver indicated he was unaware of the accident. The driver's identity was not released because there are no charges against him. He is described as a 20-year-old Atlantic County resident and an employee of an Atlantic City casino.

… Having a license to drive means signing a contract to follow the rules of the road. Wearing your seat belt is one of them. If you die because you stubbornly don't buckle up, your death will affect family and friends. I doubt if they are OK with that…

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Senators Warner, Clinton, Dewine, and Broad-Based Safety Coalition Call for Passage of National Seat Belt Legislation 2/9/04 2:04:00 PM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To: National Desk Contact: Adam Vogt, 202-408-1711 ext. 20 or avogt@saferoads.org, Bill Bronrott, 301-652-6016 or 202-270-4415 or bbcomm@aol.com, both for Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 /U.S. Newswire/ -- A broadly based coalition of safety, medical, insurance, automotive, and law enforcement groups today joined with U.S. Senators John Warner (R-VA), Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY), Mike DeWine (R-OH), and the National Black Caucus of State Legislators (NBCSL) to call for passage of the National Highway Safety Act...