New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine left the hospital and arrived in Princeton this afternoon for an extended stay at Drumthwacket, his official residence. Corzine will continue his rehabilitation from a severe car accident on the Galloway Township portion of the Garden State Parkway last month.
Corzine, an ex officio trustee of the University, broke 12 ribs along with his sternum, collarbone and left leg in the accident, which occurred when a red pickup truck swerved onto the highway, forcing another pickup into the path of the governor's car. Corzine's driver, state trooper Robert Rasinski, subsequently lost control of the vehicle while trying to avoid the truck and hit a guardrail.
When the accident occurred, the governor was on his way to meet with former radio host Don Imus and the members of the Rugters women's basketball team at Drumthwacket. Imus had been fired earlier that day for a derogatory reference to the team on his nationally syndicated radio show. The governor was driving in from Atlantic City after having attended an event there.
New Jersey Senate President Dick Codey is serving as acting governor until Corzine is fit to return to his official duties.
The governor — who was not wearing his seatbelt — lost about half of the blood in his body and underwent several surgeries at Cooper University Hospital in Camden, including two separate operations on his leg and a removal of fluid that had collected outside his left lung.
Corzine was released from the hospital this morning and gave a brief statement before departing for Drumthwacket, where he will remain for the forseeable future. The governor expressed gratitude for the support of his friends and family and remorse for setting a bad example by not wearing a seatbelt.
Media reports indicated that nurses and physical therapists would oversee the governor's recuperation at Drumthwacket, which The New York Times described as an "an 1835 Greek Revival mansion on 11 acres."
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