2008 Austrian legislative election putting more emphasis on economic liberalism as well as social liberalism. BZÖ leader and Carinthian governor Jörg Haider died in a car accident in Köttmannsdorf near Klagenfurt in the state of Carinthia in the early hours of 11 October 2008. Police reported that the Volkswagen Phaeton that Haider had been driving came off the road, rolled down an embankment and overturned, causing him "severe head and chest injuries". Haider, who was on his way to a family gathering in honour of his mother's 90th birthday, was alone in the government car and no other vehicles were involved. An initial investigation
1998 Eskridge car crash that the accused deserved a stiff penalty. In 1999, Eskridge was sentenced to 20 months in an Okinawan jail. 1996 Padilla car crash 1998 Eskridge car crash In 1998, Randall Eskridge, a Flight Equipment Technician in the Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 based out of Okinawa, caused a fatal hit-and-run crash. On October 7, 1998, while driving drunk, his car struck Yuki Uema, an 18-year-old Japanese high school student, who was riding her motorcycle home. After hitting her, Eskridge did not stop to help her. Uema was in a coma for a week and died from complications of her