Seventeen-year-old dies in collision with SUV: hit-and-run driver arrested for vehicular homicide
A 17-year-old boy lost his life in an accident involving an SUV. The fleeing driver has been arrested.
Seventeen-year-old dies in collision with SUV: hit-and-run driver arrested for vehicular homicide
A seventeen-year-old boy lost his life in a tragic road accident following a collision between the scooter he was riding and an SUV. The driver of the four-wheeled vehicle, who initially fled the scene, was subsequently located and arrested on a charge of vehicular homicide.
The news was reported by news agency ANSA (https://www.ansa.it). The young victim of the accident died from injuries sustained in the collision. Law enforcement were able to identify the person responsible for the crash, classified as a "hit-and-run driver" for attempting to leave the scene of the accident.
The arrest was made for vehicular homicide, an offence introduced into the Italian penal code to punish deaths caused by violation of traffic regulations. Fleeing the scene of the accident constitutes a specific aggravating factor that results in an increase in the penalty.
Investigations are ongoing to fully clarify the circumstances of the accident and establish all the details surrounding the death of the minor.
Source: Google News IT — Crime (it)