Christie bridge scandal: Woman died after traffic delayed medics

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http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-new-jersey-bridge-death-20140108,0,2864014.story#axzz2px0zrWiF

"Paramedics were delayed due to heavy traffic on Fort Lee Road and had to meet the ambulance en-route to the hospital instead of on the scene," Favia wrote, the Record reported.

Although Favia did not explicitly blame the woman's death on the traffic delay -- the paramedics got to her in seven minutes -- it was one of four such delays reported by the coordinator, the newspaper reported.

And given the squall of criticism that barraged Christie's office Wednesday, the new revelation that lives may have been endangered by political pettiness is likely to deepen a malignant scandal that has put a prime 2016 presidential contender on the defensive.

Bridge, meet troubled waters.