Austrian daredevil, Felix Baumgartner, who recently broke the record for the highest sky dive, will next week be in court to appeal a conviction for inflicting bodily harm.
The incident occurred two years ago in a traffic jam on a highway not far from the football stadium in Baumgartner’s home town of Salzburg.
An angry Greek trucker assaulted the driver of a passenger car, and the skydiver was right there to try to protect the man.
The lorry driver pushed Felix aside and for that he received a punch, which was the reason he landed in court.
The first hearing of the case took place this April, with the judge ordering Baumgartner to pay €1,500 in compensation to the Greek.
But 43-year-old thrill-seeker claimed he never touched the trucker and filed an appeal, which will be reviewed in a Salzburg court.
On October 14, Baumgartner set the world record for skydiving, jumping from the stratoshere – from 39 kilometers above the earth.
He reached an estimated speed of 1,342 kilometers per hour to become the first man to break the sound barrier without using vehicular power.