State senator Barbara Buono, the likely challenger to Chris Christie in this year’s New Jersey governor’s race, was injured in a car accident last night. Thankfully, Buono’s injury was minor, a cut on her forehead; she was sent to a hospital as a precaution and released.

According to reports, she was not wearing a seat belt.

It’s an awful mistake with a strange echo of another car accident, involving another New Jersey governor:

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