New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine ended a talk with state law enforcement officials yesterday with an unusual request, asking state police superintendent Rick Fuentes to write him a ticket for violating New Jersey's seat belt law on April 12.
Corzine wrote a check for the $46 fine. The check will be mailed to a municipal court in Galloway Township, where Corzine was involved in a serious car accident two weeks ago. Fuentes and other police officials were meeting with Corzine, an ex officio trustee of the University, at Drumthwacket, the governor's mansion in Princeton, regarding the accident.
The governor broke his sternum, collarbone, left leg and 12 ribs in the crash, which occurred when a red pickup truck swerved onto the highway and forced another pickup into the path of Corzine's car. The governor's Chevrolet Suburban, driven by state trooper Robert Raksinski, was traveling at 91 miles per hour just before the accident, and Corzine was not wearing his seat belt.
Corzine arrived at Drumthwacket on Monday after being released from Cooper University Hospital in Camden, where he had undergone several procedures, including two separate operations on his leg and the removal of fluid that had collected outside his left lung.
The governor will be unable to walk without assistance for at least six months, medical personnel said. New Jersey Senate president Richard Codey will continue to serve as acting governor, as no official timeline has been set for Corzine's return to his gubernatorial duties.
Though Corzine also owns a condominium in Hoboken, he chose to return to Drumthwacket to continue his recovery, which will be supervised by nurses and physical therapists.
"I certainly hope the state will forgive me," Corzine said of his violation after being discharged from the hospital, "and I'll work very hard to set the right kind of example."
Corzine's apology prompted Larry Angel, a resident of Galloway Township, to withdraw a formal complaint he had filed against the governor for violation of the seat belt law. "The governor's statements of taking responsibility swayed him," Galloway court administrator Roseanne Lugg told the Associated Press. "That was all Mr. Angel was after."
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