ÖVP leader resigns
Alcoholic mayor has an accident while fleeing from police
An ÖVP mayor from the Lower Mühlviertel region raced away from the police on Friday night with more than one percent alcohol in his blood. After a chase of several kilometers, he ignored a barrier and crashed his car head-on into a tree. When the affair became known, he drew the consequences and resigned: "I had a blackout due to the stress of the flood."
On Thursday, an accident occurred after the mayor of the municipality of Baumgartenberg (Perg district), Gerhard Fornwagner, evaded being stopped by the police. The 49-year-old was to be subjected to a traffic stop by the police in Saxen at 11.16 pm. The officers carried out driver and vehicle checks on the B3.
After the ÖVP local politician had noticed the stop sign by means of a red light cone, he turned left in front of the police officers in the direction of the center of Saxen and accelerated his vehicle.
Several kilometers of aftermath
The after-run with blue lights switched on continued for several kilometers through the Klam area in the direction of Baumgartenberg. At the Sperken junction, the road towards Baumgartenberg was closed due to a landslide. The mayor sped past the barrier at this junction.
A doctor happened to be passing by
The vehicle then left the road and crashed head-on into a tree. The officers arrived at the scene immediately after the accident. At the same time, a doctor happened to pass the scene of the accident and immediately administered first aid.
The driver involved in the accident was taken to hospital by the ambulance and the emergency medical team with injuries of indeterminate severity. A preliminary alcohol test showed more than one per mille. The head of the village will be reported to the BH Perg for several violations.
Mayor resigns
The action cost Gerhard Fornwagner his office: ÖVP regional managing director Florian Hiegelsberger confirmed his resignation in response to an inquiry by "Krone". While still in hospital, the injured local politician wrote a statement, which he published at midday.
"Had a blackout after flood stress"
In the statement, Fornwagner explains: "I can only explain my reaction to being stopped by the police and the subsequent traffic accident with a blackout caused by the enormous mental stress of the last few days due to the ongoing fire department operations as a result of the floods. I cannot undo this serious mistake and am therefore drawing the necessary conclusions: I am resigning from my office as mayor of the municipality of Baumgartenberg with immediate effect."
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