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New Jersey Governor Injured in Car Accident




Topic started on 12-4-2007 @ 05:59 PM by djohnsto77


New Jersey Governor Injured in Car Accident


www.wnbc.com

Gov. Jon S. Corzine was injured Thursday night in a car accident on the Garden State Parkway, but a spokesman says the injuries are not considered life-threatening.
WCAU television is reporting he has a broken leg. WNBC.com's Brian Thompson confirms that a trooper also was injured.
The accident happened just after 6 p.m. Thursday in a northbound lane of the Garden State Parkway.
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reply posted on 12-4-2007 @ 05:59 PM by djohnsto77


I heard on Fox that this was a hit-and-run driver. I'd hate to be that guy now, hitting the governor!

It says his injuries are not life threatening, but could still be quite serious. I hope he'll be OK.

www.wnbc.com
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reply posted on 12-4-2007 @ 07:48 PM by JacKatMtn


Here is an update on the accident that involved the NJ Governor:


N.J. Gov. Corzine in car accident, leg broken

PHILADELPHIA, April 12 (Reuters) - New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine was in a hit-and-run automobile accident near the gambling center of Atlantic City, fracturing his leg, a spokesman said on Thursday.

Corzine broke his leg and was flown to a nearby hospital. One local news outlet that tracks police news, Breaking News Network, said he suffered chest pains while being transported to the hospital but that could not be confirmed.



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reply posted on 12-4-2007 @ 08:13 PM by djohnsto77


Is it true that he was on his way to meet with Don Imus and the Rutgers University women's basketball team an the governor's mansion?

edit:

Yep:



Reuters

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine broke his leg in a hit-and-run automobile accident en route to a meeting with embattled radio host Don Imus and the Rutgers University women's basketball team, a spokesman said on Thursday.



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Is the word I'm looking for "ironic?"

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reply posted on 12-4-2007 @ 10:01 PM by JacKatMtn


NY Times article with the latest information on the accident:


New Jersey Governor Is Injured in Car Crash

CAMDEN, N.J., April 12 — Gov. Jon S. Corzine suffered a broken leg, several fractured ribs and cuts on his face Thursday night after his state police vehicle swerved to avoid an apparently out-of-control driver on the Garden State Parkway and hit a guard rail, according to state officials.

Mr. Corzine, 60, who was in the front passenger seat, was flown by helicopter to Cooper University Hospital in Camden, where he was undergoing surgery on his left femur at 9:20 p.m. Dr. Steven E. Ross, head of trauma at Cooper, said the governor was in critical but stable condition, with no head injuries. Other officials said Mr. Corzine had remained conscious after the accident, which happened about 6:15 p.m., and complained of chest pains when he reached the hospital.



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