Recovering From Life Threatening Injuries: New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine to resume governorship

by TheArgus | May 7, 2007 at 04:37 am

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Governor Jon Corzine returns to work today to resume his duties as governor of New Jersey. He is recovering from life threatening injuries he suffered when the motorcaide he was traveling in crashed on the Garden State Parkway, in New Jersey on April 12, 2007.

It was this incident which prompted Craig Carton and Ray Rossi, host of NJ101.5 radio talk show, "The Jersey Guys," to criticize the State Troopers who were involved in the crash. Their criticism led to the controversial response from the New Jersey State Troopers Fraternal Association representative Davey Jones:

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Corzine wasn’t wearing his seat belt, as required by state law, but he voluntarily paid a $46 fine last week and has apologized to the state. He has vowed to always wear a seat belt from now on, saying his decision not to wear one in the past was "thoughtless."

At the time of the crash, Corzine’s state trooper-driven SUV was traveling at 91 mph in a 65 mph zone just north of Atlantic City. He was headed to a meeting at Drumthwacket with radio show host Don Imus and members of the Rutgers women’s basketball team to discuss racially and sexually insensitive comments Imus had made on his program.

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