Gov's SUV @ 91mph Before Crash

[slugger27nj]

Just heard on the radio that the SUV the Gov was riding in was doing 91mph with the emergency lights on before the crash. I'd hardly consider a meeting between Imus and the Rutgers Women's B-ball team an emergency :rollseye:

[Anti_Rice_Guy]

Not to mention the guardrail is already fixed. Suspicious because most times that kinda stuff takes years to fix haha.

[firehawk1120]

oh guys, don't go figuring out what was wrong with something after it already happened and we have more information that is just silly.

LMAO....

next you'll be saying he wasn't wearing his seat belt and that's why he is injured.

[baddest434]

thats funny he wasn't wearing a seatbeat:rofl:
cops are special when it comes to speed limits we all know that.

[Lt1_8U]

someone is goign to blame Bush for it

[WayFast84]

HMM

the red pick up driver didnt even know he caused it right??

[Lt1_8U]

yeah hah..he is a special needs driver and he wont be charged with anything..according to the news

[1_Hot_SOM_WS6]

Well reguardless of the red pick up driver.....wtf were they doing 91 mph for?!? We woulda been slapped with 1000 tickets....intent to race...bla bla blah. I also read that when his thigh bone broke it pierced a 6 inch hole in his leg.....

[WayFast84]

yeah hah..he is a special needs driver and he wont be charged with anything..according to the news

sweet, if I fail my drivers test, Im deffinatly getting a special needs liscence!!

"dee dee dee..Im sowwie ofricer, I dwidnt know i was dwoing 110!! dee dee dee"

[V]

sweet, if I fail my drivers test, Im deffinatly getting a special needs liscence!!

"dee dee dee..Im sowwie ofricer, I dwidnt know i was dwoing 110!! dee dee dee"

matt...that is really SO wrong to have written, and even more wrong that i seriously laughed out loud when i read that.

[Ian]

Well reguardless of the red pick up driver.....wtf were they doing 91 mph for?!? We woulda been slapped with 1000 tickets....intent to race...bla bla blah. I also read that when his thigh bone broke it pierced a 6 inch hole in his leg.....

they were going that fast because they can :lol:

a state trooper driving with the governor riding shotgun, he can do whatever he wants!

[someGTOguy]

i went on a squad call a few days ago, and i took my patient to st peters hospital in new brunswick. i got there as like 2 edison units and another ambulance and a cop or two came in. apparently, there had been some multi-car accident somewhere in edison with overturned vehicles and 3 patients or something to that effect. the driver that caused it was MIA. i saw an edison cop walking out of the ER, and he mumbled under his breath to the ER security guard

"Funny, there's no manhunt for this guy...."

[Savage_Messiah]

Well reguardless of the red pick up driver.....wtf were they doing 91 mph for?!? We woulda been slapped with 1000 tickets....intent to race...bla bla blah.

Yeah really, who goes that fast?!

[sbcpower]

Don't be surprised if they come down on the Trooper hard. NJ takes alot of pride in its Troopers and I would imagine he will be out of a job, and with the charges they are considering him for, he may be spending some time in jail. Things can change just that fast. With the way they wanted to crucify the Trooper caught in the gambling ring, I'm interested to see how this plays out.

[1_Hot_SOM_WS6]

Yeah really, who goes that fast?!

:rofl: :rofl: *Cough::Route 55::Cough* We got SOOOOO lucky that day. LOL.

[Jersey_TA]

:rofl: :rofl: *Cough::Route 55::Cough* We got SOOOOO lucky that day. LOL.

:wink: How come when I did it I got yelled at, but when you did it...It was fun:-? :wink:

[Tru2Chevy]

http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/story/7413418p-7308562c.html

David Jones, president of the State Trooper Fraternal Association, said, “That's part of the mission. There's no wrongdoing by going 91. If anyone's going 90 in order not to be overtaken or parallel with another vehicle, that's well within the standard practice. We've employed this practice for over 80 years and we've never had a governor hurt.”

- Justin

[Knipps]

http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/story/7413418p-7308562c.html



- Justin

so my 77 in a 55 should have been no problem?
i was doin what everyone else was..

[Tru2Chevy]

so my 77 in a 55 should have been no problem?
i was doin what everyone else was..

That quote is taken out of context. That is referring to the governor's motorcade, as they don't want the governor to be riding parallel with someone down the highway.

- Justin

[1_Hot_SOM_WS6]

:wink: How come when I did it I got yelled at, but when you did it...It was fun:-? :wink:

Um...Bc that was different! LOL. I was behind you n Josh (with his bent rim) - u started to go sideways and he was gona wabbling...LOL...I idnt wanna take n e one to the ER room!!! 8-)

[Jersey_TA]

Um...Bc that was different! LOL. I was behind you n Josh (with his bent rim) - u started to go sideways and he was gona wabbling...LOL...I idnt wanna take n e one to the ER room!!! 8-)

:wink:

[BonzoHansen]

To me, this whole discussion and the one about the street racing tragedy in Neptune have the same underlying tone. The parallel is excessive speed on public roads. Speeding itself is not inherently dangerous. But it exponentially magnifies the problem when the unexpected occurs, be it a blow out, a guy swerving, or someone making an illegal turn. Reaction time is cut and the accident related forces are higher. That is why there is no such thing as safe street racing/speeding. And yes, I speed. But not 30+ over. And never on streets <55 MPH.

And only meatheads don’t wear seatbelts.

[Savage_Messiah]

:wink: How come when I did it I got yelled at, but when you did it...It was fun:-? :wink:


V6s FTW ;) :lol:

[79T/A]

Don't be surprised if they come down on the Trooper hard. NJ takes alot of pride in its Troopers and I would imagine he will be out of a job, and with the charges they are considering him for, he may be spending some time in jail. Things can change just that fast. With the way they wanted to crucify the Trooper caught in the gambling ring, I'm interested to see how this plays out.



I think the Trooper will be okay. Let's look at the governor's schedule for that day. I could be missing a few things or have the order wrong, but I believe his day started in Pennsylvania for the slain FBI agent's funeral, followed by a function in Bergen County and then having to go to the ridiculous Imus apology (I'll leave this one alone as it still astounds me). Throughout all of this, the NJSP troopers assigned to his detail are expected to get him there safely. Is it the trooper's fault Corzine didn't bother to buckle up? Kind of hard for a public servant who has to walk on eggshells for a living. Are YOU going to tell the governor, "We're not going anywhere until you put on your seatbelt, mister!" No...you're not. You're going to shut up and drive so that you don't end up with a crappy assignment for the rest of your career.

I guess the point of my rambling is that the trooper did what he doubtlessly was ordered to do and I'm sure the union will go to bat for him. Just like the other quote says, it's been standard practice for years.

[sbcpower]

I'm not advocating action taken against him, as I myself will be trying to become a NJSP Trooper. What I really feel, as with many professions, and many things in society, image is everything. Sometimes it does not matter if someone was right or wrong, or following orders, or what; I would not be surprised to see people turn their back to save an image. I hope the union does go to bat for him, as it seems the fraternal order is; I'm just saying in the 'public' eye, it doesn't look good for him. Hopefully this whole thing blows over, the governer recovers 100% and everything is chill.

[JL8Jeff]

Here's a nice follow up. We were just coming home from the Trenton Titans hockey game(they lost, their season is over) and some idiot goes blowing by us in the left lane at an easy 80-90 mph on rt 29 north(in a 40 mph zone). This is the exact scenario that caused a fatal crash about 2-3 years ago in the same location on 29. People see a car coming up behind them at an excessive rate of speed and overreact to make sure they are out of the way. We're actually used to it on 29 so it didn't surprise us but this guy could barely keep his car on the road. We're just lucky he didn't hit us in the right lane. If the governors SUV was doing 91 with lights flashing, that's ridiculous. That in itself is what caused the crash. The fact that he wasn't wearing a seatbelt is even more amazing.