Death-crash Haider was drunk

Austrian far-right politician Joerg Haider was drunk when he crashed his car killing himself, his spokesman admitted today.

Austrian far-right politician Joerg Haider was drunk when he crashed his car killing himself, his spokesman admitted today.

He said Haider’s blood alcohol level was above the legal limit when he crashed early on Saturday in the southern province of Carinthia where he was governor.

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