Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner failed to have a conviction for assault overturned yesterday and has apologised through his lawyer for punching a Greek truck driver in a 2010 incident, a court spokeswoman said.
Baumgartner, the skydiver who made headlines around the world last month after jumping from a balloon near the edge of space, lost his appeal against a €1,500 fine for hitting the driver during a traffic jam near Salzburg.
Baumgartner (43) contended he was acting in self-defence when he hit the truck driver, his lawyer said last week. – (Reuter)