Controversial Austrian politician Joerg Haider died in a car crash on Saturday, October 11, 2008. The 58-year-old was the governor of the province of Carinthia and the leader of the Alliance for the Future of Austria. According to court records, Haider was driving at twice the legal speed limit just before the deadly crash.Telegraph: From Beer Hall Orator... (October 11, 2008) The Associated Press: Austrian Rightist Leader Joreg Haider Dead at 58 BBC News: Haider 'was double speed limit' (October 12, 2008)
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Governor of Carinthia province
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Was killed when car veered off the road near Klagenfurt, southern Austria
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Car overturned several times
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Survived by wife, two daughters and his 90-year-old mother
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