Am I supposed to feel sorry for this guy? I mean, I don't want anyone hurt, but a trooper driving him at 91 miles/hour and NO seat belt??? How stupid can you be???

I feel sorry for Gov. Corzine and wish him a speedy recovery but, the driver should have insisted that seatbelts were in use and shouldn't have been travelling at such a high rate of speed. I believe I heard that a State Trooper was driving the vehicle. What was he thinking? I'd rather be late than dead or pay a ticket or worse yet, injure someone else.

Respectfully,
Cheryl K. Jordan

First I want to wish all that were in the accident well and am glad that it did not turn out worse than it did. Secondly, Just goes to show that police and politicians are not above the law. Whoever was driving should be fired and lose their driving privlidges. Governor Corzine should be ticketed and fined for not wearing a seat-belt which is required by NJ law for passengers in the front seat. Both the driver and Governor should be treated as any member of the general public would had they caused a massive accident. An appology should be issued to the person driving the truck for slandering his name in the media as well and necessary reparations paid.

A state governor being driven by a state trooper UNRESTRAINED at 90 mph? Now who is at fault again?

It was an unfortunate event that could have been worse, but could have been prevented.
A few things make this another case of police, politicians, etc having the mentality of "do as we say, not as we do".
This driver was going 91mph at rush hour on the Garden State Parkway with unbelted passengers. The driver of the vehicle had turned on emergency flashing lights. They have stated that "it was intended to be an act of precaution and safety" HUH?
It is apparent that there was no concern of safety for anyone. The governor was going to a meeting and was more important than anyone else on the road...GET OUT OF OUR WAY!
Thankfully, it sounds like he will heal and be fine. Hopefully his ego and self-importace levels will drop a bit.

I hope all recover soon from this horrible crash. However, this seems like it could have been prevented. I don't think there is anything I can write that would change his mind about the risk of speeding and no seatbelts, so I will just be grateful that no one was killed.

Being above the Law almost killed the guy! State Troopers endanger us every day on the highways. Its just a matter of time till they kill someone.How many times I see troopers doing 85-95 with no lights on! HINT "every day"

I wish the governor a speedy recovery but I hope the state trooper driving at 91 mph gets a reckless driving ticket and the gov. gets a ticket for not wearing his seatbelt. It seems only fair. Am I right?

Once again- proof positive that NJ State Police AND politicians believe themselves to be above the law- at the risk of everyone else's lives! This trooper wasn't any smarter that the one who murdered two young girls in South Jersey a couple of months ago when he ran a stop sign.

I put myself in that situation and immediatley realize that unlike the trooper I,or any civilian without the backing of government or police would be facing criminal charges.
This was an officer of the law,therefore traffic laws do not apply.Take a drive on any highway and see for yourself.Cops routinely disobey the traffic laws of any city,town,village.I can come to one conclusion they are COPS and they are SPECIAL.We the general public must learn to stay out of there way.

What a jerk. Gov. Jon Corzine is a leader of a state and is of course "above the law", he earned the pain and do I feel sorry, no why should the nation have any feeling for this man. buckle up, saves lives and it's the law. unless your name is Gov. Jon Corzine, D-N.J.

If an average Joe was caught driving at 91mph, his license could
be revoked, especially if there was
an accident. I think the same law
should apply to the trooper. He needs driver rehab before getting behind the wheel again. It's plain reckless. Most SUV tires are mud and snow and are NOT meant to go above 85mph.

First of all, I hope they recover from this easily preventable crash. Second,these men are both idiots. Third, isn't it the job of the state trooper to fine those who are speeding? And to fine those who aren't wearing their seatbelts? Is there any trooper in the state who is going to slap a hefty fine on both of these men?! I certainly hope so!!

It's very fortunate that no one was killed in this incident, and I hope that Gov. Corzine has a speedy recovery. Unfortunately, the type of behavior that led to the incident (NOT accident) is epidemic among those responsible for high-ranking government officials around the country. The security details (Secret Service, etc.) that escort officials around the DC area drive at speeds that would get the ordinary driver a very stiff fine. Add to that the escort vehicles that follow the lead vehicle with less than a car's length between them - at 60+ mph! Ostensibly, the reason for their speed is that the passenger is a potential target. The flaw in their thinking is that their actions create unsafe conditions and draw unusual attention to themselves. Two or more vehicles traveling at speeds well in excess of the posted limit creates a hazard to the public - driving and pedestrian. Speeds in excess of those posted are supposed to be reserved for EMERGENCIES. I have rarely seen a presidential motorcade moving at speeds greater than those most of the rest of us would drive at (though I haven't seen any motorcades since GW Bush took office - so things may be different for the "do as I say, not as I do" crowd). The television press needs to start taping these people flying around town and put it on the air.

Gov Corzine: Since you and your arrogant trooper/driver consider yourself above the law of man, no one is above the laws of physics. Remember Science 101? Inertia? Momentum? Put your seat-belt on, like I tell my 8 year-old. And tell your numb-nuts driver to drive like he had some sense.

Typical government and law enforcement hypocrisy. If an ordinary citizen was driving that fast and crashed they would get a ticket for speeding, probably loose their license, and be charged with a crime for injuring someone. And the injured passenger would probably get a ticket for not wearing a seatbelt. How can a trooper "not realize how fast he was going?" That excuse doesn't fly when a regualr person gets cuaght for speeding.

This is all Imus' fault. Corzine wouldn't have been speeding if Imus hadn't shot his mouth. Let's keep piling on Imus for this. The media sure is.

What a moron? Typical cops thinking they can do whatever they want...dont worry, flash your badge & say "I'm on the job". Better yet, flash your lights for no freakin' reason and fly down the highway at 90+mph. Drivers will get out of your way, right? That wont cause an accident. Nice job!

The rich and famous usually get away with this kind of behavior but once in a while....... Just glad they didn't kill some innocent person or family. I think Corzine deserved every bruise.

I feel nothing for this maggot who is Gov.. He got what he deserved!
Cheers

We bring our own problems -and in this case health problems- upon ourselves when we think that we are too big or too important and powerful to obey the rules of law of American society.

WHile we are a People united by a common desire to self-government, what type of example is John Corzine's behavior of a law enforcement official?

The bigger issue for me is: Is John Coraine fit morally to serve as Governor of the State of New Jersey?

I do wish him well, hope that he resigns in the face of his blatant refusal to obey the law of us commoner citizens, e.g. "THE PEOPLE", and hope that he recovers shortly. My sympathies lie with John Corzine's family members, and I remember them in my prayers.

I wish the guys that were injured a speedy recovery, however we should out vote the governor next time around, by driving 90+ mph he is putting others in harms way, this is no way of leading by example.

I agree with all the comments about this incident (as someone so eloquently put it "not an accident") that I have read so far and would like to add my two cents...slow down and buckle up folks. This is not a rehearsal, this is real life. If you don't give a rip about your own life, what about the others on the road...mothers, fathers, daughters, sons, friends? I'm glad I don't live in in NJ and feel sorry for those who do...you don't deserve them and they certainly deserve better!

Come on. How can a cop not know the law that seat belts are required of front seat passengers? And he was driving at 91 mph? Give that jerk a big ass ticket; Lord knows others have received them. That cop should be reprimanded. And the governor should have known better. Lesson learned.

Corzine so deserved this. He was arrogant to drive at reckless speed with immunity, and flaunt laws any NJ resident would be fined heavily for violating. Every town in NJ has predatory cops just looking for residents to go 2 MPH beyond, or not wear a seat belt, in order to raise new tax revenue. Corzine's crash brightened my entire week.

A state trooper driving 91 MPH and the Governor not wearing his seatbelt? They should both be issued tickets and pay the associated fines, especially the trooper: let him find out how it feels to pay a huge fine, have points added to his license, and pay the mandatory increase in auto insurance. And they blamed it on a red pickup truck, and spent taxpayer money to find the driver. If neither one of them is issued a citation, all New Jersey drivers should refuse to pay any tickets issued for speeding or not wearing seatbelts. FYI...I always wear my seatbelt, and I never drive 91 MPH.

I think Paul said it best. Who do these cops think they are! I blame them...they think they're above the law and its got to stop. Maybe Paul should be governor!!

Horrible comments above.

Ask your governor if he wears his belt. I know mine never does when we're in the same car. False sense of security with the professional driver.

State Troopers are allowed to violate all traffic laws because they are cops and are not held to the same standards as the rest of the non-law enforcemnt driveing public. I bet the state trooper didn't get a ticket. Cops are hipocrits!

Driving 90+ miles/hour is a reckless driving ticket.

Just about every post here finds fault with the driver and the governor, as it should be. But does anyone here think anything will be done to fire the trooper?? Heck no.
As a retired trucker of over 30 years, I have eye witnessed more flagrant violations of the motor vehicle laws by LEO's, than I can possibly recount for all of yopu here.
Someone here said the Media needs to put a spotlight on these daily and constant violations of the police who are supposed to "protect and to serve" and to OBEY those same laws that they take an OATH to enforce.
In the early 80's, here in NY state, I think it was Ch 2 news that set themselves up with a video camera and a radar gun on the NY state thruway, and in less than the course of 24 hrs had recorded OVER 30 speeding violations of troopers in excess of 90MPH WITHOUT emergency lights. When they presented their evidence to state officals, the officals said "troopers and police vehicles are "exempt" from the same laws the CITIZENS are expected to follow INCLUDING seatbelts. The officals even went as far as to laugh on camera and called it one of the troopers "perks" of the job.
The show concluded with the reporter stating publically that they were told/WARNED that IF they ever conducted another investigation like this that they would live to regret it. I think the reporter believed them because I have NEVER seen another report like that one aired on TV.
Just goes to show you that the CITIZEN no longer has any "respect or rights" in the eyes of the law.
I am sick to death about constantly lauded by their superiors and MEDIA about how cops in general are HEROS but EVERYDAY we citizens WITNESS the same cops FLAGRANT abuse of the law. This crap MUST stop. Innocent motorist lives are at stake everyday because of the constant abuse of the law by cops who think of themselves as ABOVE the law.
Let us all STOP talking about the abuses and request our representatives do something about it or lose their own jobs during the NEXT election.

I want to hear the entire story. I am curious as to whether the trooper may have asked the Gov. to buckle up. Did the Gov. order the trooper to speed, in an attempt to make that meeting? I don't believe for an instant that troopers and their brothers in blue are treated the same way civilians are (we get a ticket, but cops - show your badge and no ticket), but I am not convinced that this is entirely the troopers fault. Corzine is a grown man and knows the laws of his own state. He chose not to wear a seatbelt and should alleviate some of the heat from his driver. Let's face it, if you were the trooper, would you refuse to drive your boss until he buckled up? Would you refuse to "hurry up" if ordered by him to do so? In this case, if you did, your next special assignment would be traffic control at the landfill. Somebody decided to break the speed limit law and just because you are a Governor in a motorcade doesn't mean you can. Corzine was in charge. You can't convince me he didn't know they were traveling well above the posted speed limit. He could have ordered the trooper to slow down. This was non-emergency travel on a highway open to civilian traffic. Corzine, like that trooper and every other cop we have seen fly by us in a non-emergency situation, endangered many lives by speeding. The blame falls squarely on the Govs. shoulders. While I'm glad nobody was killed, perhaps his ribs, femur, and every other broken bone and injury will remind him to obey traffic laws, as well as issue a new directive to law enforcement who ticket the rest of us for doing what they do every day. I can't wait for his spin people to tell us why he wasn't wearing a seat belt and speeding - or will he sacrifice the trooper to save his own skin.

No surprises here. As others have noted, LEOs operate with a sense of ENTITLEMENT to speed, and expect 'professional courtesy'(that is, immunity and pass) should they ever get pulled over. LEOs whine about getting pulled over and held to the same standard as everyone else. Unbelieveable hubris.

Just a few days ago, I witnessed an Alabama State Trooper driving 90mph in a 70mph zone here in Tuscaloosa County. I quickly prompted my camera phone to record what I new would be necessary evidence. All of the vehicles within his sight did the typical follow and not pass practice that civilians become accustomed to. Well, when he slowed to 70mph, due to a vehicle that would not move into the slower right lane, I passed both cars to the trooper's right. Doing 75mph, the trooper decided to follow me for a couple of miles, and he pulled me over shortly after. His attitude was only doctored when he asked me why did you pass me? I told him, I followed him speeding, and he denounced every bit of it. He even asked me why was I following him. He later shut up when I called his trooper's office and informed the operator that I recorded all of this. Oh, he made me sit in his car while he took 20 minutes to write my ticket.