Could Governor Corzine's Accident Been Avoided?

[RestoreGore]

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/13/nyregion/20070413_CORZINE_GRAPHIC.htm

According to this graphic, if you look at the distance between the red pickup and the white truck after it supposedly veered into the right lane from the shoulder and hit its front end the white truck clearly had enough time to turn back to the right or at least straighten out instead of continuing to veer over to the left hitting Governor Corzine's SUV. But that then tells me one thing... they are lying by saying speed was not a factor because if it wasn't it would have in my view been easier to control the truck and the accident might have been avoided or been less serious even though the Governor was said to not have his belt on.

I am so saddened by this and while I do believe that if true it was foolish for the Governor to not be wearing his seatbelt, I am starting to wonder why this accident happened the way it did. The graphics to me clearly show it might have been avoided by the driver of the white truck who again by the looks of this graph had plenty of time based on the space between the trucks to veer back to the right where the shoulder was after being nicked rather than continuing to veer to the left where there was oncoming traffic if speed was indeed not a factor as reported. Of course I know in a split second reflexes are not always what you see in hindsight, but this is just so unfortunate from all angles. I really hope we get more answers and we get the truth.

I am also praying that Governor Corzine can be taken off the ventilator and will fully recover from his injuries which appear to be much worse than we were previously told. It is reported that he lost half the blood in his body and is still unable to speak or is aware of what has happened.

http://www.state.nj.us/governor/govmail.html

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[WindRavenX]

1. The accident? Probably not. The severity of his injuries? Absolutely.

NT

[Warpy]

2. In a panic situation at highway speeds?

I'm not going to second guess anyone but the guy in that red truck.

They need to get him off the roads.

[RestoreGore]

5. Absolutely

But people also drive way too fast on these highways.

[Ignacio Upton]

3. Princess Diana and Dodi Al-Fayed would still be alive today too

Had they worn their seatbelts. Their driver, who wore a seatbelt, SURVIVED the car crash.

[ElizabethDC]

8. No, the driver died instantly, you're thinking of the bodyguard

the lone survivor of the crash was the bodyguard - it was initially thought that he had been wearing a seatbelt, but it was later determined that he was not (in his book he wrote that bodyguards aren't supposed to wear seatbelts because they have to be able to move at a moment's notice to protect their employers).

So, it turns out that no one in the car was wearing a seatbelt. Things would have probably turned out very differently if they had been.

[Ignacio Upton]

12. Gotcha

Still, they would have had a much better chance of surviving had they been wearing seatbelts. Also, I didn't know that bodyguards can't wear them.

[elocs]

13. Absolutely correct! Princess Di certainly would have survived if she wore her seatbelt.

[morningglory]

14. But her dress might have gotten wrinkled... just sayin'...

I could never impress my son with the need to wear a seatbelt, but once his baby was born, it is on every time he is in a vehicle. I always thought Diana should have worn her seatbelt for her children. I wear mine for my children.

[sandrakae]

4. Not really. They found the guy who cause it. He said he didn't realize he caused an accident.

He said he thought he avoided an accident. He must not have looked in his rear view mirror, when it happened. They are not charging him. I am not sure if a seat belt would have helped much. He was hit in the passenger door, but he still should have had a seat belt on. The State Trooper driving the vehicle should get a ticket.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/04/14/corzine.crash.ap/index.html

[brentspeak]

6. Why should the trooper get a ticket?

The only one driving recklessly was the driver in the red pickup truck. It sounds like the authorities have to make sure he doesn't get behind the wheel, again. If he's some mentally handicapped person, as the reports say he is, I don't advocate that he face charges, but it's clear that he's a danger on the road.

[sandrakae]

9. The Trooper should get a ticket for his passenger not having a seat belt.

I did not mean to imply the trooper caused the accident. He didn't. The govenor did not have a seat belt on. The driver usually recieves a ticket if a passenger does not have a seat belt on.

[RestoreGore]

11. I don't think that's the case in New Jersey

I think if you are over 18 the driver is not held responsible if you don't wear a belt.

[Phredicles]

7. I hope he recovers - no one deserves to die for being stupid. But

damn, is it stupid not to wear a seat belt. How can anyone STILL be so foolish and irresponsible?

[TheCowsCameHome]

10. I can't understand it, either.

Absolutely no good reason not to wear one.