lawyerlee
04-14-2007, 04:19 AM
New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine was badly injured Thursday night in an incident that was, oddly enough, related to the big news story of the week - Don Imus. He was on his way to host a meeting between Imus and the Rutgers women's b-ball team when the crash occurred.
New Jersey governor critically injured in motorcade crash (http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/13/corzine.crash.ap/index.html)
CNN
CAMDEN, New Jersey (AP) -- Gov. Jon S. Corzine was critically injured when his motorcade crashed en route to a meeting between radio personality Don Imus and the Rutgers women's basketball team, a doctor said.
Corzine, 60, suffered numerous broken bones but his injuries were not considered life-threatening, officials said. He was recuperating early Friday at Cooper University Hospital in Camden after two hours of surgery to repair a seriously damaged leg and other injuries.
Dr. Robert Ostrum said that Corzine's surgery was successful but noted that the governor would need two more operations on his leg in the coming days.
Doctors also inserted a breathing tube that would remain "for days to weeks, until [Corzine] is able to breathe on his own again," Ostrum said.
Corzine had a broken sternum, a broken collarbone, a slight fracture of his lower vertebrae, a broken left leg, six broken ribs on each side and a laceration on his head, said Dr. Steven Ross, head of trauma for the hospital.
Corzine Facing Severe Hurdles in Intensive Care (http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/14/nyregion/14corzine.html?_r=1&th&emc=th&oref=slogin)
NY TImes
By DAVID W. CHEN and DAVID KOCIENIEWSKI
Published: April 14, 2007
TRENTON, April 13 — Relying on a ventilator to help him breathe, Gov. Jon S. Corzine was in intensive care at a Camden hospital on Friday night as his children and colleagues wrestled with a litany of medical and political uncertainties after a devastating traffic accident in which he was by all accounts not wearing a seat belt.
On the surface, at least, state officials vowed that the business of New Jersey would continue uninterrupted. At a news conference on Friday afternoon in the State House, Senate President Richard J. Codey, who became acting governor Thursday night, appeared with Mr. Corzine’s chief of staff, Tom Shea, and said, “It’s their administration, not mine.”
But medical experts cautioned that Mr. Corzine still faced considerable hurdles and even life-threatening complications in the days ahead, including the possibility of pneumonia and infection. He remained in critical condition and heavily sedated, and doctors said that he is to undergo more operations, one on Saturday and another on Monday.
Unfortunately, it sounds like Corzine failed to wear his seat belt. Please, everyone. Wear your seatbelts. It is so, so, so very important.
New Jersey governor critically injured in motorcade crash (http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/13/corzine.crash.ap/index.html)
CNN
CAMDEN, New Jersey (AP) -- Gov. Jon S. Corzine was critically injured when his motorcade crashed en route to a meeting between radio personality Don Imus and the Rutgers women's basketball team, a doctor said.
Corzine, 60, suffered numerous broken bones but his injuries were not considered life-threatening, officials said. He was recuperating early Friday at Cooper University Hospital in Camden after two hours of surgery to repair a seriously damaged leg and other injuries.
Dr. Robert Ostrum said that Corzine's surgery was successful but noted that the governor would need two more operations on his leg in the coming days.
Doctors also inserted a breathing tube that would remain "for days to weeks, until [Corzine] is able to breathe on his own again," Ostrum said.
Corzine had a broken sternum, a broken collarbone, a slight fracture of his lower vertebrae, a broken left leg, six broken ribs on each side and a laceration on his head, said Dr. Steven Ross, head of trauma for the hospital.
Corzine Facing Severe Hurdles in Intensive Care (http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/14/nyregion/14corzine.html?_r=1&th&emc=th&oref=slogin)
NY TImes
By DAVID W. CHEN and DAVID KOCIENIEWSKI
Published: April 14, 2007
TRENTON, April 13 — Relying on a ventilator to help him breathe, Gov. Jon S. Corzine was in intensive care at a Camden hospital on Friday night as his children and colleagues wrestled with a litany of medical and political uncertainties after a devastating traffic accident in which he was by all accounts not wearing a seat belt.
On the surface, at least, state officials vowed that the business of New Jersey would continue uninterrupted. At a news conference on Friday afternoon in the State House, Senate President Richard J. Codey, who became acting governor Thursday night, appeared with Mr. Corzine’s chief of staff, Tom Shea, and said, “It’s their administration, not mine.”
But medical experts cautioned that Mr. Corzine still faced considerable hurdles and even life-threatening complications in the days ahead, including the possibility of pneumonia and infection. He remained in critical condition and heavily sedated, and doctors said that he is to undergo more operations, one on Saturday and another on Monday.
Unfortunately, it sounds like Corzine failed to wear his seat belt. Please, everyone. Wear your seatbelts. It is so, so, so very important.