N.J. Spared From Its Drivers, Briefly

People who needed to get a driver’s license this morning in New Jersey today were SOL, as the state’s driver’s license system was down for almost five hours for no apparent reason.

This little glitch is nicely explained in the comments of the Star-Ledger’s blog:

This is a prime example why you do NOT want the government running the health care industry. Time for my surgery today — “opps, the computers are down, come back tomorrow”, she said with a think foreign accent from behind a inch of bullet proof glass.

Opps indeed.

State resumes issuing drivers licenses after computer glitch [The Star-Ledger]
N.J. Driver’s Licenses Back In Gear [AP/CBS 3]