"Face the Consequences"
Former Minister Hofer has lost his driver’s license
Norbert Hofer nearly became Federal President, served as the FPÖ’s Minister of Transportation, and still represents the Freedom Party in the Burgenland state parliament—but as of Friday afternoon, he has lost his driver’s license. A preliminary breathalyzer test showed a blood alcohol level of 2.48 per mille. The FPÖ member refused to take the breathalyzer test admissible in court and now says, “Of course, I’ll face all the consequences.”
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen It happened Friday at noon: At 11:38 a.m., an Audi driver coming from Styria was heading toward Pinkafeld in Burgenland. The driver is said to have grazed a traffic island, nearly ended up in a roadside ditch, and also driven into the oncoming lane.
An oncoming driver therefore made an emergency call, which led to a manhunt. Shortly before noon, this led the police to the home address of former FPÖ Transportation Minister Norbert Hofer.
Officers found Hofer next to the vehicle in question and conducted a preliminary breathalyzer test, which showed a blood alcohol level of 2.48 per mille. However, the 55-year-old refused to take the breathalyzer test, which would have been admissible in court.
“I’ve never made a mistake like this before”
As the former presidential candidate initially stated, he claims he was not behind the wheel of the Audi—but in the afternoon, Hofer expressed remorse to the “Krone”: “I’m sorry. I’ve never made a mistake like this before, and I will, of course, accept all the consequences that the authorities will now impose in this matter.”
Celebrating the company’s IPO?
For those wondering how someone could reach such a blood alcohol level at that time of night: According to unofficial sources, the Friday IPO of “his” company had been celebrated since the previous evening. Hofer serves as vice president of communications and infrastructure at Emerald Horizon AG. The “internal infrastructure minister,” as his colleagues in executive management call him, has now lost his driver’s license.
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