Apr 23, 2007 11:54 am US/Eastern
AP: Corzine May Govern Via Video, Aides Say
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Aides to critically injured Gov. Jon S. Corzine are making preparations for him to run the government, at least in part, from his hospital bed.
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Detective-Sgt. Michael Mathis sent a message to Gov. Corzine's Driver shortly before the crash.
CBS
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Aides to critically injured Gov. Jon S. Corzine are making preparations for him to run the government, at least in part, from his hospital bed.
Spokesman Anthony Coley said Corzine -- still unable to govern 11 days after a car crash -- may rely on technology to help him run the state from the hospital.
"We're looking into video-conferencing capability," Coley said Monday.
Meanwhile, since having a breathing tube removed on Friday, Corzine has been able to enjoy a few of life's simpler pleasures: televised hockey and mashed potatoes.
Corzine has been at Cooper University Hospital in Camden since an April 12 car crash on the Garden State Parkway. He was in the front passenger seat, his seat belt unbuckled, when the state trooper driving him at about 90 mph was clipped by another truck that was swerving to avoid a third vehicle.
Corzine broke his left thigh bone, 11 ribs, a collarbone and his breastbone and had some other, more minor injuries.
He was sedated for more than a week, breathing with the help of a ventilator and eating through a tube. He was unable to talk because of the breathing tube down his throat until doctors removed it on Friday.
By Sunday, an aide said, he was watching the New Jersey Devils win their playoff series, eating mashed potatoes and gravy and finally speaking with the family members who had faithfully visited him in the hospital.
Corzine was still listed in critical but stable condition on Monday.
State Senate President Richard J. Codey is the acting governor.
It was unclear how long he might be at the hospital. Doctors have said it would probably take six months before he can walk without a cane.
Doctors also said he has shown signs of tracheo-bronchitis, which is being effectively treated with antibiotics.
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