NJ state troopers may face charges in 'Death Race 2012' escort - U.S. News

I came to the conclusion last night (after being pulled over for speeding), that most roads shouldn't have speed limits. If they went with my idea this whole thing either wouldn't have happened or wouldn't be a big deal.

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May face charges? There's a chance they won't? If I got a ticket on the same day for driving 66 mph, I'd be in jail already if I hadn't paid the fine.

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You won't get a ticket on the Garden State Parkway going 66 mph. You will be lucky if you're not driven off the road by irate drivers.

Two troopers have already resigned. My guess is that they're the fall guys.

The NJ State Police are very lenient when it comes to strictly enforcing speed limits on the GSP. If you keep it under 77-78 in a 65 zone you'll be fine if you aren't driving like an a-hole, or it's snowing, etc.

I imagine the Sgt. was, shall we say, "well compensated" for acting as escort.

And from the sound of it, that same crowd is well enough off they'll make sure he's compensated if he does lose his pension - if they don't buy off the AG and other state officials to prevent that happening in the first place.

If I were the other young trooper, and what the story suggests is true - he only participated because he was ordered to do so by a superior, and now stands to lose his career because of it.....

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Maybe they'll get the same package as the SP chauffer that wrecked with Gov. Corzine in his SUV speeding back from Atlantic City a few years back.

Fact Number Two: Corzine was going too fast - way too fast. When originally questioned about the accident, Corzine's driver, a state trooper, had told investigators he didn't know how fast he was driving. A state police official added that speed was "not a factor" in the accident. But a crash data recorder in the Suburban told another story. It turns out that Corzine was leading a two-car caravan with emergency lights flashing that was going down the road at 91 miles per hour. The speed limit on the parkway is 65 mph.

Where's the fire?
If you or I had been pulled over by a trooper going 91 mph it is hard to imagine what a reasonable answer would be to the question, "Where are you going in such a hurry?" Turns out Corzine didn't have one either. He was heading to a meeting between disgraced radio host Don Imus and the Rutgers women's basketball team. Important? Yes. Worth endangering your life for? Probably not. In fact, if Corzine had been traveling at a mere 60 mph, he would have had so much time that he would have beaten the basketball players there.
Fact Number Three: The state police driver had been involved in four - count 'em, four - previous accidents, two while on duty. One hopes that Corzine selects better-qualified people for other state jobs.


Fact Number Four: Police caught up with the driver of that red pickup they said caused the accident. But it turns out he wasn't responsible. He had pulled over the side of the road to make way for Corzine's motorcade, its lights blaring. When he swerved back on the road, another pickup truck behind him swerved to avoid hitting him, and collided with the Suburban. The driver of the second truck wasn't to blame, either.

Concluded the New York Times, from which much of this account was gleaned: "It now seems clear that Mr. Corzine's own vehicle was responsible for the crash."


http://money.cnn.com/2007/04/19/magazines/fortune/pluggedin_corzine.fortune/index.htm

......and you're quoting my previous post because........??????


Former N.J. Gov. Corzine's claim to fame, as far as most N.J. residents are concerned, would have to be his involvement in the MF Global mess.

Just sayin'.