Mircea Stănescu was a Romania

Romania

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n Member of Parliament (2004-2008) and deputy. Born in Bucharest

Bucharest

Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....

, he was the son of Romanian journalist Sorin Roşca Stănescu. On December 27, 2008, he committed a car accident which resulted in the death of a pedestrian who was lawfully crossing Alexandru Şerbănescu Street in Bucharest.

Death

On January 5, 2009 Stănescu was found dead at his home in Bucharest

Bucharest

Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....

, after an apparent suicide

Suicide

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by gunshot.